Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 500 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 2,541–2,923 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cherry Trail/Road · 40.05173, -79.27925
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 62° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
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