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Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek

Wild Creek Reservoir & Penn Forest Reservoir

5.3 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Wild Creek Reservoir & Penn Forest Reservoir is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek near El-Do Lake, PA. The route passes Penn Forest Reservoir before reaching Wild Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 415 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 1,181 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94490, -75.54336
Nearest town El-Do Lake, PA
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Wild Creek Reservoir & Penn Forest Reservoir

5.3 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 842–1,182 ft

Out & Back · Bethlehem Authority Wild Creek

Trailhead: 40.94490, -75.54336

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Penn Forest Reservoir.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miReach Wild Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftArrive 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/wild-creek-reservoir-penn-forest-reservoir-out-back-9-km-2c48

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Hikes near El-Do Lake, Pennsylvania