Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Trail Loop, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile loop in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Trail Loop, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,573–2,799 ft
Loop · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.15700, -79.14962
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Locust Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Spruce Run Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Catskill Road–Loop Trail, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- PWS Trail System & Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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