Big Spring Reservoir Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 10.1-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Oakhurst, PA. The route reaches Big Spring Reservoir. It climbs 1,671 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,391 – 2,661 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36373, -78.97180
Nearest town Oakhurst, PA
Directions
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Big Spring Reservoir Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,390–2,662 ft
Loop · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.36373, -78.97180
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Big Spring Reservoir.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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