Laurels Preserve
Doe Run Fields–McCorkels Rock Rd, 6 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Doe Run Fields–McCorkels Rock Rd, 6 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It climbs 451 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Doe Run Fields–McCorkels Rock Rd, 6 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 243–428 ft
Out & Back · Laurels Preserve
Trailhead: McCorkels Rock Rd · 39.93256, -75.78067
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on McCorkels Rock Rd, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Waterfall Trail (to private property), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto McCorkles Rock Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Doe Run Fields, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach McCorkels Rock Rd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Doe Run Fields Access, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Hayes Clark bridge, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Confluence Crossing, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tree Planting Loop, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Wetland Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing Access, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Crossing Access, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Meadow Loop, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading S.
- 0.3 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from McCorkels Rock Rd Trailhead
- High Trail–Kohler Trail, 6 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Buck Run Farm Easement–McCorkels Rock Rd, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 421 ft
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