Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 2,068 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,383–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13446, -79.16333
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Beam Run Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Beam Run Trail–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Hemlock Trail Loop via Silvermine Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Beam Rocks Trail & Black Bear Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Hobblebush Trail–Silvermine Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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