Black Bear Trail–Silvermine Trail, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,667 – 2,736 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail 40.14240, -79.16007
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Black Bear Trail–Silvermine Trail, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 2,668–2,736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 40.14240, -79.16007
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 71°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silvermine Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Black Bear Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Silvermine Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Spruce Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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
23% dirt4% gravel73% 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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