State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop

3.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop is a 3.4-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 312 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,592 – 2,851 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 40.21199, -79.11185
Nearest town Klines Mill, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop

3.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 2,592–2,853 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

  1. Start on Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 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

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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