History & local legend
Haycock Mountain in Bucks County is known for its diabase boulders and the rock formations reached by Top Rock Trail. Historical photographs show picnickers posing on the rocks, while climbers have found hundreds of routes across the mountain’s stone surfaces.
The same landscape has acquired a collection of nighttime stories. Bucks County writer Brittany Brown describes reports of glowing eyes among the trees, suspended lights and animal-like cries from the woods.
One particular feature is a large, flat-topped rock to the left of the main formation near the top of the trail. Some visitors associate it with a sudden feeling of dread.
