State Game Lands Number 42
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,526 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 2,526 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,526 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,931–2,839 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
- Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 3.8 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 3.9 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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