Buchanan Trail–Hackers Trail, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Silver Spring, PA. It climbs 392 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi742 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29382, -74.84515
Nearest town Silver Spring, PA
Directions
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Buchanan Trail–Hackers Trail, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 741–978 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.29382, -74.84515
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hackers Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loggers Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Buchanan Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Buchanan Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hackers Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
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