J.E. Miller Road–Rector Edie Road, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,661 – 2,772 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13446, -79.16333
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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J.E. Miller Road–Rector Edie Road, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,661–2,773 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13446, -79.16333
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Silvermine Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto J.E. Miller Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rector Edie Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach J.E. Miller Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt13% gravel33% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun
66°54°
Mon
71°49°
Tue
76°53°
Wed
80°59°
23%
Thu
72°57°
31%
Fri
65°49°
24%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Beam Run Trail–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Hemlock Trail Loop via Silvermine Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Beam Rocks Trail & Black Bear Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Hobblebush Trail–Silvermine Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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