Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. It climbs 983 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 2,638–2,961 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.02771, -79.29694
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 71°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 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 1.4 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft
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- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 983 ft
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