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State Game Lands Number 42

Irwin Hill via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,100 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Irwin Hill via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. The route reaches Irwin Hill at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,100 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,264 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17415, -79.12207
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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Irwin Hill via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,100 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 2,264–2,877 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.17415, -79.12207

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 15% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  3. 4.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 2 miReach Irwin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftArrive 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/irwin-hill-out-back-20-km-e719

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 70°F62°
Precip15%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 68°54°
Mon 70°49°
Tue 75°54°
Wed 80°60° 23%
Thu 71°58° 30%
Fri 65°49° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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