Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,666–2,857 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: Lookout Trail · 40.06633, -79.27152
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lookout Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Koring Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Roaring Run Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Hillside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hillside Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Koring Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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