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State Game Lands Number 300

Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 300 near Cortez, PA. The route passes Mud Dam before reaching Sunnyside Resevoir at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,483 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,155 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail 41.47996, -75.48610
Nearest town Cortez, PA
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Sunnyside Resevoir–Mud Dam, 5 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,156–2,295 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 300

Trailhead: Pink Floyd Trail · 41.47996, -75.48610

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pink Floyd Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miTurn right onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miPass Mud Dam.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftReach Sunnyside Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 1 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  15. 200 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Pink Floyd Trail, heading SE.
  19. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunnyside-resevoir-sunnyside-resevoir-out-back-7-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

63% dirt20% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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