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.
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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
- Start on Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 5 miTurn right onto Marshall Fields Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 5 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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