Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 1,271 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,933–2,877 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: Trail · 40.21199, -79.11185
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 69°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Ridgeview Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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