State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 912 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,572 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22397, -79.08802
Nearest town Klines Mill, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 2,571–2,878 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.22397, -79.08802

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 2.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F61°
Precip21%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity94%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°54°
Mon 72°49°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 81°60° 23%
Thu 70°47° 29%
Fri 64°45° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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