Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
16 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Baldwin Furnace, PA. It climbs 900 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
16 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,648–2,879 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: Adams Trail · 40.30914, -79.03665
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 64° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
- 3.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 5.5 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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