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State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

12 mi · ▲ 2,148 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 2,148 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,264 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.17413, -79.11963
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

12 mi · ▲ 2,148 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 2,264–2,878 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.17413, -79.11963

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  2. 5.4 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  7. 5.4 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-19-km-e3ba

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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