Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 927 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,408 – 2,727 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.17413, -79.11963
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 927 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,409–2,727 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.17413, -79.11963

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

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
  2. 4.1 miBear right onto Beam Run Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  7. 4.1 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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