Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. The route passes Diomedes Pond and Diomedes Pond. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,629–2,991 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lakeside Trail · 40.02324, -79.31007
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Diomedes Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Diomedes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Lakeside Trail Trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 681 ft
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