Graystones Preserve
Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,148 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Graystones Preserve near Saylorsville, PA. It climbs 2,148 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Drakes Creek Road–Drakes Express, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,148 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 952–1,774 ft
Out & Back · Graystones Preserve
Trailhead: Pine Hill Trail · 41.01899, -75.67109
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pine Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Drakes Express, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Drakes Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Pine Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Drakes Express, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Pine Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 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 5.7 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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