State Game Lands Number 42
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Baldwin Furnace, PA. It climbs 997 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 5 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,583–2,879 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.30779, -79.03954
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 25% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NW.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 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 5.4 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Trailhead
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- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 252 ft
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