Hickory Flats Road–Summit Trail, 3 sights
16 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Hickory Flats Road–Summit Trail, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 1,186 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hickory Flats Road–Summit Trail, 3 sights
16 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,544–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wildcat Road · 40.17566, -79.13586
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 15% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Wildcat Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sun Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Deer Crossing Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Alpine Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ski Top Drive, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Village Run Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 4.8 miTurn left onto Hickory Flats Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Village Run Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 4.8 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Village Run Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ski Top Drive, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Alpine Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Deer Crossing Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sun Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wildcat Road, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Wildcat Road Trailhead
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- Alpine Road–Ski Top Drive Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft
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- Insbruck Trail–Ski Top Drive Loop, 5 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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