Laurels Preserve
High Trail & McCorkles Rock Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 11 min
High Trail & McCorkles Rock Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Doe Run, PA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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High Trail & McCorkles Rock Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 254–464 ft
Out & Back · Laurels Preserve
Trailhead: The Laurels Preserve · 39.91097, -75.79737
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McCorkles Rock Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Confluence Crossing, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto High Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto High Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach McCorkles Rock Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto High Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Confluence Crossing, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto McCorkles Rock Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from The Laurels Preserve Trailhead
- McCorkels Rock Rd–McCorkles Rock Road, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 185 ft
- Buck Run Farm Easement–Kohler Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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