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Willow Point is a popular spot for observing waterfowl Easy Trails: Willow Point Trail (#2) – Level, paved path to a lakeside vista for observ- ing waterfowl. Note: Closed on waterfowl hunng days. Demonstration Plots Trail (#4) – Flat, easy walk between Fire Line and Elder’s Run Trail. Takes you through a series of forestry demo plots used for educational purposes for different groups. Volunteer Trail (#7) – Connects Valley View and Fire Line Trails to Middle Creek and Horseshoe Trails. Fire Line Trail (#8) – Connects loop of Valley View Trail. Also forms con- nection between Volunteer Trail and Demonstration Plots Trail. Deer Path Trail (#10) – Traverses a wet woodland between White Oak and Red Rock picnic areas with various openings to the lake. Moderate Trails: Conservation Trail (#1) – Loop from Visitors Center, up to a ridge, through forest, field and wetlands. Interpretive brochure is available. Good for kids. Spicebush Trail (#3) – Starts opposite old Sunfish Pond Dam, follows small stream through wetland and forest. Short sections connect with Valley View Trail. Good for kids. Middle Creek Trail (#6) – Begins opposite the dam and follows an aban- doned trolley line right-of-way along Middle Creek stream. Connects Elder’s Run Trail near its southern end. Steep & Lengthy Trails: Elder’s Run Trail (#5) – Follows old road up a ridge, across Horse-Shoe Trail, and down the other side. Open to bicycles and horses. Connects with Middle Creek Trail on southern end. Valley View Trail (#9) – Steep loop starts at Laurel Drive parking area, up the ridge through a series of switch- backs to a vista. Trail connects to Horse -Shoe Trail at the top and connects with to Spicebush Trail at the bottom. Millstone Trail (#11) – Very steep loop ascends a ridge, passes an old charcoal pit and millstone quarry to a vista. Connects to Horse-Shoe Trail on top. Horse-Shoe Trail (#12) – Begins at Valley Forge Naonal Historic Park and ends at the Appalachian Trail north of Hershey. Runs about 8 miles across Middle Creek. Open to bicycles and horses. Accessible from Elders Run, Valley View and Millstone Trails. Also accessible from Hopeland and Mill- stone Road. Jacob Dingel HIKING TRAILS MIDDLE CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA HIKING TRAILS Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Mailing Address: PO Box 110 Kleinfeltersville PA 17039 717-733-1512 PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION State Headquarters 2001 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797 717-787-4250 www.pgc.pa.gov Region Offices Northwest: 814-432-3187 Southwest: 724-238-9523 Northcentral: 570-398-4744 Southcentral: 814-643-1831 Northeast: 570-675-1143 Southeast: 610-926-3136 LF 0119 Visitors Center The Visitors Center features a variety of displays of waterfowl and other wildlife that inhabit the area. There’s also a viewing area that overlooks the lake and a songbird feeding staon. The center al- so hosts numerous programs & acvies throughout the year. Current informaon about programs can be found on the Pennsylvania Game Commission website. Peak viewing mes for waterfowl coincide with the spring and fall migraons. For snow geese, the first week in March is generally the peak for viewing this amazing migraon spectacle, when tens of thousands of them descend on the area. Programs for schools, groups and scouts are available year-round. A brochure detailing educaonal opportunies can be picked up at the front counter. The Visitors Center is open from February 1 unl the day before Thanks- giving, Tuesday through Saturday, 8am to 4pm, and Sunday, 12 PM to 5pm. Make sure to check out our radio tour! Tune into 1620 AM for a more guided tour of the Wildlife Management Area! The Visitors Center GPS Address: 100 Museum Road Stevens, PA Jacob Dingel Jacob Dingel Jacob Dingel Joe Kosack Hal Korber
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a lakeside vista fo
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idd
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reek and
Ho
rsesho
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ects lo
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of V
alley View
Trail. Also
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betw
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lots Trail.
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s a wet w
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ock p
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as with
variou
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Mo
de
rate Trails:
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rvation
Trail (#1) – Lo
op
from
Visito
rs Cen
ter, up
to a rid
ge, th
rou
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rest, field an
d w
etland
s. Interp
retive bro
chu
re is available.
Go
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for kid
s.
Spice
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sh Trail (#3
) – Starts op
po
site old
Sun
fish P
on
d D
am, fo
llow
s sm
all stream th
rou
gh w
etland
and
forest. Sh
ort sectio
ns co
nn
ect with
V
alley View
Trail. Go
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for kid
s.
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reek Trail (#6) – B
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pp
osite th
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and
follo
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on
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Elder’s R
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Steep
& Le
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Elder’s R
un
Trail (#5) –
Follo
ws o
ld ro
ad
up
a ridge, acro
ss Ho
rse-Sh
oe
Trail, and
d
ow
n th
e oth
er side. O
pen
to b
icycles an
d h
orses. C
on
nects w
ith M
idd
le Creek
Trail on
sou
thern
end
.
Valley V
iew Trail (#9
) – Stee
p lo
op
starts at Lau
rel Drive p
arking are
a, up
th
e ridge th
rou
gh a series o
f switch
-b
acks to a vista. Trail co
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ects to H
orse
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p an
d co
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ects w
ith
to Sp
icebu
sh Trail at th
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Millsto
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1) –
Very steep
loo
p ascen
ds a rid
ge, passes an
old
ch
arcoal p
it and
millsto
ne q
uarry to
a vista. Co
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atio
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istoric P
ark and
en
ds at th
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palach
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orth
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ershey. R
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s abo
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miles acro
ss M
idd
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pen
to b
icycles and
ho
rses. Accessib
le from
Elders R
un
, V
alley View
and
Millsto
ne Trails. A
lso accessib
le from
Ho
pelan
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d M
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