Wolf Rocks–Black Bear Trail, 9 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. The route reaches Wolf Rocks at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,651 – 2,795 ft11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Insbruck Trail 40.16038, -79.14872
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
Directions
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Wolf Rocks–Black Bear Trail, 9 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,652–2,794 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Insbruck Trail · 40.16038, -79.14872
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 SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lippo's Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silvermine Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Wolf Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Silvermine Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lippo's Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
26% dirt7% gravel67% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip14%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
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 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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