Brant Trail–J.E. Miller Road, 5 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 729 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,389 – 2,759 ft12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: PWS Trail System 40.15700, -79.14962
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
Directions
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Brant Trail–J.E. Miller Road, 5 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,389–2,758 ft
Out & Back
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 S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Beam Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Silvermine Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Brant Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Rector Edie Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Summit Trail, 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 SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 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
43% dirt6% gravel51% 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 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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