Brant Trail–J.E. Miller Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 474 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,389 – 2,759 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: J.E. Miller Road 40.12759, -79.17585
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Brant Trail–J.E. Miller Road, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,389–2,758 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: J.E. Miller Road · 40.12759, -79.17585
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on J.E. Miller Road, heading W.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Brant Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach J.E. Miller Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Brant Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1.6 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
48% dirt16% gravel36% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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