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State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,374 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. It climbs 1,374 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,011 – 2,749 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25746, -79.03875
Nearest town Forwardstown, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,374 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,011–2,750 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 NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
  6. 2.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading SW.
  11. 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/laurel-highlands-hiking-trail-out-back-25-km-693b

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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