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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 507 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,923 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop 40.07243, -79.25571
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,541–2,923 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop · 40.07243, -79.25571

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/laurel-highlands-hiking-trail-out-back-13-km-3ae2

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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