Laurels Preserve

Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 6 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Doe Run, PA. It climbs 295 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 446 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buck Run Farm Easement 39.92967, -75.80956
Nearest town Doe Run, PA

Directions

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Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 6 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 254–445 ft

Out & Back · Laurels Preserve

Trailhead: Buck Run Farm Easement · 39.92967, -75.80956

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

  1. Start on Buck Run Farm Easement, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kohler Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hayes Clark bridge, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading E.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading E.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Private Property Access, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Buck Run Farm Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Confluence Crossing, heading W.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto High Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto High Piont Overlook Access, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto High Point Overlook Access, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kohler Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Run Farm Easement, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt1% boardwalk23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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