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Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve

Mason-Dixon Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Mason-Dixon Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve near Highmount, PA. It climbs 899 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 748 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mason-Dixon Trail 40.04843, -76.58534
Nearest town Highmount, PA
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Mason-Dixon Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 259–747 ft

Out & Back · Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Mason-Dixon Trail · 40.04843, -76.58534

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start on Mason-Dixon Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mason-dixon-trail-out-back-12-km-2e4b

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip15%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity73%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 77°61°
Mon 78°59°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 77°67° 17%
Fri 85°67°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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