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Laurels Preserve

McCorkels Rock Rd–McCorkles Rock Road, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 6 min

McCorkels Rock Rd–McCorkles Rock Road, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Doe Run, PA. It is mostly level, with 185 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 410 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Laurels Preserve 39.91097, -75.79737
Nearest town Doe Run, PA
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McCorkels Rock Rd–McCorkles Rock Road, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 245–408 ft

Out & Back · Laurels Preserve

Trailhead: The Laurels Preserve · 39.91097, -75.79737

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on McCorkles Rock Road, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left onto Confluence Crossing, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Tree Planting Loop, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Wetland Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing Access, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Crossing, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Meadow Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Warm Season Grass Meadow, heading W.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto McCorkles Rock Road, heading W.
  16. 0.5 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/mccorkels-rock-rd-mccorkles-rock-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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