Pennsylvania trails · Blue Marsh Lake Trails
Blue Marsh Lake Trails
A 29.5-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 318 ft of climbing. Reaches Blue Marsh Lake Stilling Basin and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,155 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blue Marsh Lake Stilling Basin (lake)
- Fox Lake (lake)
- Blue Marsh Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Blue Marsh Lake Trails access. About 20 min drive (12 mi) from Reading. 40.40370, -76.08234 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:46 a.m., the sun rises at 7:13 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:53 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.5-mile route takes roughly 11 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:18 p.m. — 8 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Blue Marsh Lake Trails + Fox Trot Hiking Trail — 4.9 mi loop, 187 ft gain
- Blue Marsh Lake Trails + Squirrel Run Hiking Trail + State Hill Dike C Connector Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 438 ft gain
- Blue Marsh Lake Trails + Lake Border Trail + Loren Holl Memorial Loop — 4.3 mi loop, 341 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Appalachian Trail — 10.8 mi
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails — 16.6 mi
- French Creek State Park Trails — 19.5 mi
- Trexler Nature Preserve Trails — 29.4 mi