Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. It climbs 958 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,533 – 2,996 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00356, -79.32885
Nearest town Seven Springs, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 958 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,532–2,994 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.00356, -79.32885

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 4.3 miReach Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 1.5 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

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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