Beam Run Trail–Hobblebush Trail, 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 398 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,415 – 2,736 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12664, -79.19495
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Beam Run Trail–Hobblebush Trail, 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,414–2,735 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12664, -79.19495
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Fish Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobblebush Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Hobblebush Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Silvermine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobblebush Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fish Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 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
8% dirt3% gravel89% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 70°F62°
Precip16%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun
68°55°
Mon
72°50°
Tue
77°54°
Wed
81°60°
23%
Thu
73°58°
32%
Fri
66°50°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fish Run Trail–Hobblebush Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Wolf Rocks–Hobblebush Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Wolf Rocks–Hobblebush Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Brant Trail–Hobblebush Trail, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Fish Run Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 767 ft
- Black Bear Trail–Hobblebush Trail, 6 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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