Laurels Preserve
Ruins Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Ruins Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Laurels Preserve near Laurel, PA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ruins Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 230–428 ft
Out & Back · Laurels Preserve
Trailhead: 39.93622, -75.77593
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Ruins Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 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 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Ruins Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Middle Crossing Access 3.4 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Middle Crossing Access–Middle Meadow Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- High Trail–McCorkels Rock Rd, 8 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Buck Run Farm Easement–High Trail, 5 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft
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