Laurels Preserve

High Trail–Kohler Trail, 5 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 2 hr 12 min

High Trail–Kohler Trail, 5 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It climbs 722 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 532 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91946, -75.77331
Nearest town Laurel, PA

Directions

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High Trail–Kohler Trail, 5 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 243–531 ft

Out & Back · Laurels Preserve

Trailhead: 39.91946, -75.77331

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

  1. Start on Boy Scout Trail (to private property), heading N.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Lower Meadow Loop, heading W.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower Crossing Access, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kohler Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miReach Ruins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear left onto Tree Planting Loop, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Wetland Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing Access, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Middle Meadow Loop, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading S.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Waterfall Trail (to private property), heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail (to private property), heading NE.
  21. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:30 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:58 PM.

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