Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. The route reaches Beam Rocks at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 378 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 2,544–2,763 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bill Alberts Trail · 40.15450, -79.15116
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 64° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bill Alberts Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Towhee Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Beam Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beam Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Beam Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Beam Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading NE.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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