State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Waterford, PA. It climbs 1,838 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,923 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23079, -79.14951
Nearest town Waterford, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,922–2,878 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.23079, -79.14951

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 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

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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