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Hickory Flats Road & LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Hickory Flats Road & LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 549 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,638 – 2,907 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beam Road 40.10267, -79.18565
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
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Hickory Flats Road & LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,639–2,906 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Beam Road · 40.10267, -79.18565

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Beam Road, heading W.
  2. 2.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Hickory Flats Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hickory Flats Road, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miSharp left onto Beam Road, heading E.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hickory-flats-road-lhht-turnpike-shelter-trail-out-back-via-laurel-highlands-hiking-trail

Trail surface

40% dirt4% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip17%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 66°54°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 80°59° 22%
Thu 72°57° 32%
Fri 65°49° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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