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Buchanan Trail–Milford Knob Trail, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Silver Spring, PA. It climbs 825 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 997 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29382, -74.84515
Nearest town Silver Spring, PA

Directions

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Buchanan Trail–Milford Knob Trail, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 655–997 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.29382, -74.84515

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hackers Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loggers Path, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Buchanan Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Buchanan Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cliff Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto Quarry Path Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Milford Knob Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach Buchanan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Path Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cliff Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Buchanan Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Buchanan Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miBear right onto Loggers Path, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hackers Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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