Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve
The Overlook at Schull's Rock & Overlook Trail via Mason-Dixon Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 3 hr 2 min
The Overlook at Schull's Rock & Overlook Trail via Mason-Dixon Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve near Highmount, PA. The route reaches The Overlook at Schull's Rock at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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The Overlook at Schull's Rock & Overlook Trail via Mason-Dixon Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 3 hr 2 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.
- 150 ftReach The Overlook at Schull's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mason-Dixon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 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
- Schulls Rock via Mason-Dixon Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 985 ft
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