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.
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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
- Start on Buck Run Farm Easement, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kohler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hayes Clark bridge, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Private Property Access, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Buck Run Farm Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Confluence Crossing, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto High Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto High Piont Overlook Access, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto High Point Overlook Access, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kohler Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Run Farm Easement, heading SW.
- 0.4 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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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.
More from Buck Run Farm Easement Trailhead
- Buck Run Farm Easement–Kohler Trail, 6 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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