Painter Rock Hill & Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned) via McKenna Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Painter Rock Hill & Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned) via McKenna Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. The route reaches Painter Rock Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 533 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Painter Rock Hill & Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned) via McKenna Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,626–2,919 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 miTurn right onto Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Painter Rock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto McKenna Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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
- McKenna Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 386 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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