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Laurels Preserve

Buck Run Farm Easement–Kohler Trail, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Buck Run Farm Easement–Kohler Trail, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Doe Run, PA. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buck Run Farm Easement 39.92967, -75.80956
Nearest town Doe Run, PA
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Buck Run Farm Easement–Kohler Trail, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 243–464 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. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waterfall Trail (to private property), heading E.
  11. 0.4 miReach Buck Run Farm Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Meadow Loop, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Crossing Access, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kohler Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Run Farm Easement, heading N.
  21. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buck-run-farm-easement-kohler-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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