AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Beam Road & Hickory Flats Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Beam Road & Hickory Flats Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 333 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,448 – 2,805 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Flats Road 40.11240, -79.19453
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
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Beam Road & Hickory Flats Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,449–2,807 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hickory Flats Road · 40.11240, -79.19453

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Hickory Flats Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Beam Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miReach Hickory Flats Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beam-road-hickory-flats-road-out-back-7-km-0191

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip16%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 66°54°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 80°59° 23%
Thu 72°57° 32%
Fri 65°49° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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