State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. It climbs 1,500 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,011 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25746, -79.03875
Nearest town Forwardstown, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,011–2,879 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.25746, -79.03875

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  6. 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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