Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 1,502 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,403–2,793 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hickory Flats Road · 40.11090, -79.19579
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 63° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Mountain View Trail Loop, heading SW.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 3.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 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 4.2 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Hickory Flats Road Trailhead
- Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Beam Road & Hickory Flats Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,279 ft
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