Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 56 min

Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. The route reaches Diomedes Pond. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,710 – 2,887 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01885, -79.30920
Nearest town Seven Springs, PA

Directions

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Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 56 min

Elevation 2,711–2,889 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.01885, -79.30920

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftReach Diomedes Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 7 min before dark.

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