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Gameland Road & Ski Slope Road Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 6.8-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Baldwin Furnace, PA. It climbs 1,038 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,887 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.30779, -79.03954
Nearest town Baldwin Furnace, PA

Directions

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Gameland Road & Ski Slope Road Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,887–2,728 ft

Loop · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.30779, -79.03954

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 25% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Gameland Road, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F61°
Precip25%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity95%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 19% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 7% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 67°54°
Mon 73°49°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 81°59° 24%
Thu 70°47° 27%
Fri 64°46° 20%

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