Minisink Overlook–Buchanan Trail, 5 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Silver Spring, PA. The route reaches Minisink Overlook. It climbs 527 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi561 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail 41.30377, -74.83274
Nearest town Silver Spring, PA
Directions
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Minisink Overlook–Buchanan Trail, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 562–978 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail · 41.30377, -74.83274
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pond Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Buchanan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Loggers Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hackers Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cliff/Hackers Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Raymondskill / Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Minisink Overlook.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Buchanan Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pond Loop Trail Trailhead
- Cliff Viewpoint–Buchanan Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 547 ft
- Raymondskill / Creek Viewpoint–Buchanan Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- The Milford Knob & Pond Loop Trail via Cliff Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Milford Knob Trail–Pond Loop Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft
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