Aspen Mountain Drive–Ski Top Drive, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Aspen Mountain Drive–Ski Top Drive, 5 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 648 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,513 – 2,743 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail 40.14240, -79.16007
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA

Directions

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Aspen Mountain Drive–Ski Top Drive, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 2,515–2,743 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 40.14240, -79.16007

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 71°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spruce Run Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Spruce Run Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Insbruck Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Timbertop Drive, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ski Top Drive, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Sun Valley Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Zermatt Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aspen Mountain Drive, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miReach Spruce Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Zermatt Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sun Valley Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ski Top Drive, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Timbertop Drive, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Insbruck Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Spruce Run Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miSharp right onto Spruce Run Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 71°F61°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°53°
Mon 70°48°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 79°59° 23%
Thu 71°58° 31%
Fri 64°48° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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