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Hickory Flats Road & Marshall Fields Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Hickory Flats Road & Marshall Fields Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,654 – 2,763 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beam Road 40.09808, -79.19840
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
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Hickory Flats Road & Marshall Fields Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,653–2,761 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Beam Road · 40.09808, -79.19840

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 63° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Hickory Flats Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Marshall Fields Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miReach Hickory Flats Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right onto Hickory Flats Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 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-marshall-fields-trail-out-back-via-marshall-fields-trail

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 69°F63°
Precip17%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity95%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°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 67°58°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 81°59° 22%
Thu 73°57° 32%
Fri 65°49° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Laurel Summit, Pennsylvania