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Laurels Preserve

Buck Run Farm Easement–McCorkels Rock Rd, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Buck Run Farm Easement–McCorkels Rock Rd, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It climbs 421 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McCorkels Rock Rd 39.93256, -75.78067
Nearest town Laurel, PA
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Buck Run Farm Easement–McCorkels Rock Rd, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 243–464 ft

Out & Back · Laurels Preserve

Trailhead: McCorkels Rock Rd · 39.93256, -75.78067

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

  1. Start on McCorkels Rock Rd, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lower Meadow Loop, heading W.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Crossing Access, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kohler Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Buck Run Farm Easement, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miReach McCorkels Rock Rd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Kohler Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ruins Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Crossing Access, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Meadow Loop, heading S.
  18. 300 ftTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buck-run-farm-easement-mccorkels-rock-rd-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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