State Game Lands Number 42
Irwin Hill Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Irwin Hill Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 4.3-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. The route reaches Irwin Hill. It climbs 399 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Irwin Hill Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,746–2,879 ft
Loop · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.22384, -79.10276
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 60° · precip 21% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Irwin Hill.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Boy Scout Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- Oak Street & Ridgeview Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Ridgeview Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft
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