Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,046 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 2,046 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,046 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,383–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 40.14213, -79.15887
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 71°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spruce Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 7.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7.4 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 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 3.6 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Spruce Run Trail Trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- Locust Camp Road & Towhee Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Lippo's Loop–Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Ulery Hill–Bill Alberts Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Golf View Road–Summit Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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