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.
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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
- Start on Ruins Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kohler Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Run Farm Easement, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Ruins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kohler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tree Planting Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wetland Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing Access, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Ruins Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Ruins Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Ruins Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Middle Crossing Access 3.4 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Middle Crossing Access–Middle Meadow Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- High Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 8 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 570 ft
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