Roaring Run Natural Area
Koring Trail & McKenna Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Koring Trail & McKenna Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 668 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Koring Trail & McKenna Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,546–2,889 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: Painter Rock Road · 40.06154, -79.30589
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Painter Rock Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto McKenna Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Koring Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach McKenna Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto McKenna Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Painter Rock Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Painter Rock Road Trailhead
- Painter Rock Hill & Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned) via McKenna Trail 2 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- North Loop Trail–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,080 ft
- Kooser State Park–Voyager Glades, 7 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,708 ft
- Hidden Valley Golf Course–Kooser State Park, 7 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft
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