AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 1,376 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,264 – 2,812 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.17413, -79.11963
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,264–2,811 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.17413, -79.11963

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/laurel-highlands-hiking-trail-out-back-11-km-6ee9

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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