Beam Run Trail–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 52 min

Beam Run Trail–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,622 – 2,753 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13446, -79.16333
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA

Directions

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Beam Run Trail–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 52 min

Elevation 2,622–2,751 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13446, -79.16333

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beam Run Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Rocky Gap Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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