Roaring Run Natural Area

McKenna Trail–Painter Rock Trail, 3 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,830 ft · 4 hr 47 min

McKenna Trail–Painter Rock Trail, 3 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 1,830 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,857 – 2,887 ft · steepest grade: 28%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.06809, -79.26849
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA

Directions

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McKenna Trail–Painter Rock Trail, 3 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,830 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,858–2,889 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.06809, -79.26849

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto McKenna Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.9 miTurn left onto Painter Rock Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miReach McKenna Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Painter Rock Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right onto McKenna Trail, heading E.
  10. 2.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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