Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 620 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,544–2,905 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.10428, -79.18618
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Beam Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miBear left onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Beam Road 3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Beam Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Hickory Flats Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 6 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Beam Rocks–Beam Rocks Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Hickory Flats Road & LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 549 ft
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