McKenna Trail–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 5 min
McKenna Trail–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 649 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McKenna Trail–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,149–2,772 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned) · 40.07371, -79.30294
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 71°F / low 63° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto McKenna Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned), heading NE.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned) Trailhead
- Birch Rock Trail–Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,589 ft
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