Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,131 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 2,131 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,131 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,264–2,811 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Insbruck Trail · 40.16038, -79.14872
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Insbruck Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto PWS Trail System, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 4.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Ridgeview Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 4.4 miTurn right onto PWS Trail System, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Insbruck Trail, heading NW.
- 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 5.8 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Insbruck Trail Trailhead
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- Alpine Road–Ski Top Drive, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Golf View Road–Ski Top Drive, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Golf View Road–Loop Trail, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Aspen Mountain Drive–Ski Top Drive Loop, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Bill Alberts Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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