State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,835 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop is an 8.8-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 1,835 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,929 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.22586, -79.10201
Nearest town Klines Mill, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,835 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,931–2,878 ft

Loop · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.22586, -79.10201

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 63° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 2 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 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.

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F63°
Precip17%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°57°
Mon 71°47°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 80°59° 25%
Thu 72°57° 33%
Fri 65°48° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 12 min before dark.

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