State Game Lands Number 42
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop is a 7.5-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 1,301 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,977–2,878 ft
Loop · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: Trail · 40.21199, -79.11185
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 2 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 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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