Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Camp Road, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Camp Road, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,572 – 2,799 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Locust Camp Road 40.14066, -79.16121
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA

Directions

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Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Camp Road, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,573–2,799 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Locust Camp Road · 40.14066, -79.16121

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 71°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Locust Camp Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Towhee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach Towhee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Locust Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
  9. 0.9 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 71°F61°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity93%
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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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