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Crow's Nest Preserve

Mushroom Rock–Sankanac Quarry, 3 rocks

5.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Mushroom Rock–Sankanac Quarry, 3 rocks is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Crow's Nest Preserve near Trythall, PA. The route passes Sankanac Quarry before reaching Mushroom Rock at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 581 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18268, -75.75267
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Mushroom Rock–Sankanac Quarry, 3 rocks

5.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 459–582 ft

Out & Back · Crow's Nest Preserve

Trailhead: 40.18268, -75.75267

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deep Woods Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mine Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miReach Mushroom Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mushroom-rock-sankanac-quarry-out-back-3-rocks-10-km

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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