Graystones Preserve
Drakes Creek Road & Drakes Express
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Drakes Creek Road & Drakes Express is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Graystones Preserve near Mud Run, PA. It climbs 1,273 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Drakes Creek Road & Drakes Express
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 992–1,577 ft
Out & Back · Graystones Preserve
Trailhead: 40.98819, -75.71205
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Drakes Express, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Drakes Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Drakes Express, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Drakes Express, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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