Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 1,128 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,638–2,961 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.06780, -79.27259
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 3.3 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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