Laurels Preserve
Kohler Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 5 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Kohler Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 5 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kohler Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 5 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 9 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
- Start on Boy Scout Trail (to private property), heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lower Meadow Loop, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower Crossing Access, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ruins Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto High Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Overlook Access, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Kohler Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Ruins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hayes Clark bridge, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Waterfall Trail (to private property), heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail (to private property), heading N.
- 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.
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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 7:10 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.
More from this trailhead
- McCorkels Rock Rd 2.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Private Property Access & Waterfall Trail (to private property) via McCorkels Rock Rd 4.3 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Kohler Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- McCorkels Rock Rd–McCorkles Rock Road, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Middle Crossing Access–Private Property Access, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 707 ft
- High Trail–Kohler Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 722 ft
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