Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,666–2,880 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.05572, -79.27931
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left 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 SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Koring Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Jones Mill Run Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 831 ft
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