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Cherry Trail/Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Cherry Trail/Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 785 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,231 – 2,923 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail 40.06003, -79.27393
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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Cherry Trail/Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,231–2,923 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail · 40.06003, -79.27393

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miReach Cherry Trail/Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.2 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cherry-trail-road-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F60°
Precip20%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°53°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 80°58° 23%
Thu 72°56° 34%
Fri 65°48° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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