Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. The route reaches Beam Rocks at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 508 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,600–2,906 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.10428, -79.18618
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Beam Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Beam Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Beam Road 3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Beam Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Hickory Flats Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 6 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Hickory Flats Road & LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 620 ft
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