Laurel Mountain State Park

Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 2 hr

Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. The route reaches Beam Rocks at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 319 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,740 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Insbruck Trail 40.16038, -79.14872
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA

Directions

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Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 2,544–2,740 ft

Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Insbruck Trail · 40.16038, -79.14872

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

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right onto Beam Rocks Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach Beam Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.8 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip14%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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