Laurels Preserve

Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93622, -75.77593
Nearest town Laurel, PA

Directions

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Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 230–464 ft

Out & Back · Laurels Preserve

Trailhead: 39.93622, -75.77593

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Ruins Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kohler Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Run Farm Easement, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Ruins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kohler Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Tree Planting Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Wetland Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing Access, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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