McKenna Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 56 min
McKenna Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 386 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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McKenna Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 56 min
Elevation 2,626–2,772 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.06135, -79.29570
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto McKenna Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 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 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Painter Rock Hill & Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned) via McKenna Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned) & Old Pike Run Trail (abandoned) via McKenna Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 986 ft
- Painter Rock Trail via McKenna Trail 4 mi · ▲ 767 ft
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