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State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. It climbs 902 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,011 – 2,749 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25746, -79.03875
Nearest town Forwardstown, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 2,011–2,750 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.25746, -79.03875

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
  6. 3.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 3.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/laurel-highlands-hiking-trail-out-back-18-km-bdd3

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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