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J.E. Miller Road–Rector Edie Road, 4 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 4 hr 5 min

J.E. Miller Road–Rector Edie Road, 4 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 499 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,576 – 2,772 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: PWS Trail System 40.15700, -79.14962
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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J.E. Miller Road–Rector Edie Road, 4 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 2,577–2,773 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.15700, -79.14962

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto Beam Run Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Silvermine Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rector Edie Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SW.
  11. 1.8 miBear right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 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/j-e-miller-road-out-back-2b9f

Trail surface

54% dirt7% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip14%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°53°
Mon 70°48°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 79°59° 23%
Thu 71°58° 31%
Fri 64°48° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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