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
- 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 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Buchanan Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Quarry Path Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Milford Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Buchanan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Path Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cliff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Buchanan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Buchanan Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Loggers Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hackers Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Cliff Viewpoint & Hackers Trail Loop via Cliff Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Raymondskill / Creek Viewpoint–Hackers Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Tri-State Overlook–Buchanan Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- Buchanan Trail–Hackers Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- The Milford Knob–Buchanan Trail, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 603 ft
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