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Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. The route passes Diomedes Pond before reaching Diomedes Pond at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,533 – 2,841 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00356, -79.32885
Nearest town Seven Springs, PA
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Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 2,532–2,840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.00356, -79.32885

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftPass Diomedes Pond.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miPass Diomedes Pond.
  7. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miReach Diomedes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 3.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miArrive 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/diomedes-pond-diomedes-pond-out-back-19-km-20d3

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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