Beam Road–Hickory Flats Road, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Beam Road–Hickory Flats Road, 3 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 1,108 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beam Road–Hickory Flats Road, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,449–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.15700, -79.14962
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 4.8 miTurn left onto Hickory Flats Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Beam Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 4.8 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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 5.0 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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