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Blue Knob State Park

Chappells Field Trail–Laurel Run Road, 5 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Chappells Field Trail–Laurel Run Road, 5 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 1,620 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,352 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 26%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chappells Field Trail 40.29097, -78.59235
Nearest town Frigid, PA
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Chappells Field Trail–Laurel Run Road, 5 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,354–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: Chappells Field Trail · 40.29097, -78.59235

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chappells Field Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miSharp right onto Tower Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Run Road, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftReach Chappells Field Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftSharp right onto MTB Trail, heading N.
  14. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading N.
  22. 1.3 miTurn left onto Chappells Field Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chappells-field-trail-laurel-run-road-out-back-5-sights-18-km-0daf

Trail surface

76% dirt1% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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