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County Line Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 5 hr 6 min

County Line Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, PA. It climbs 1,190 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,293 – 2,175 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Bridge Road 41.29709, -75.63198
Nearest town Rockdale, PA
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County Line Trail–Hayes Run Trail, 5 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,291–2,176 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: High Bridge Road · 41.29709, -75.63198

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Watres Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Hayes Run Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Painter Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.9 miSharp right onto County Line Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miReach Hayes Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miSharp left onto Pine Hill Road, heading S.
  10. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Hayes Run Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Watres Trail, heading NE.
  12. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 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/hayes-run-trail-out-back

Trail surface

75% dirt2% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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