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Laurel Mountain State Park

LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail & Summit Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 4 hr 6 min

LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail & Summit Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 801 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,904 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Insbruck Trail 40.16038, -79.14872
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail & Summit Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,544–2,905 ft

Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Insbruck Trail · 40.16038, -79.14872

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 4.4 miBear left onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  8. 4.3 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 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-15-km-31aa

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip14%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°53°
Mon 70°48°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 79°59° 23%
Thu 71°58° 31%
Fri 64°48° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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