Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve
Schulls Rock via Mason-Dixon Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Schulls Rock via Mason-Dixon Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve near Highmount, PA. The route reaches Schulls Rock at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 985 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Schulls Rock via Mason-Dixon Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 259–747 ft
Out & Back · Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Mason-Dixon Trail · 40.04843, -76.58534
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Mason-Dixon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Schulls Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mason-Dixon Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 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 3.4 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Mason-Dixon Trail Trailhead
- Mason-Dixon Trail 2 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Mason-Dixon Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 899 ft
- The Overlook at Schull's Rock & Overlook Trail via Mason-Dixon Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 930 ft
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