Laurels Preserve
Private Property Access & Waterfall Trail (to private property) via McCorkels Rock Rd
4.3 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Private Property Access & Waterfall Trail (to private property) via McCorkels Rock Rd is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It climbs 480 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Private Property Access & Waterfall Trail (to private property) via McCorkels Rock Rd
4.3 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 252–531 ft
Out & Back · Laurels Preserve
Trailhead: 39.91946, -75.77331
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Boy Scout Trail (to private property), heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Waterfall Trail (to private property), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Private Property Access, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Waterfall Trail (to private property), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Waterfall Trail (to private property), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto McCorkels Rock Rd, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail (to private property), heading NE.
- 0.8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:30 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:58 PM.
More from this trailhead
- McCorkels Rock Rd 2.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Kohler Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- McCorkels Rock Rd–McCorkles Rock Road, 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Middle Crossing Access–Private Property Access, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 707 ft
- Kohler Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- High Trail–Kohler Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 722 ft
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