Marshall Fields Trail & Summit Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Marshall Fields Trail & Summit Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 817 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,904 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: PWS Trail System 40.15700, -79.14962
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA

Directions

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Marshall Fields Trail & Summit Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 2,544–2,902 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.15700, -79.14962

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 S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  3. 5 miTurn right onto Marshall Fields Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  6. 5 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  7. 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

92% dirt8% 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 4.8 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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