Black Bear Trail & Locust Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,572 – 2,756 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Locust Trail 40.16349, -79.16542
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
Directions
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Black Bear Trail & Locust Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,573–2,755 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Locust Trail · 40.16349, -79.16542
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Locust Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Locust Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Locust Camp Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Locust Trail, heading N.
- 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
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Locust Trail Trailhead
- Locust Camp Road–Locust Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- Wolf Rocks–Bill Alberts Trail, 7 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Bill Alberts Trail–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 762 ft
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