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State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Baldwin Furnace, PA. It climbs 988 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,622 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.30779, -79.03954
Nearest town Baldwin Furnace, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 2,620–2,879 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.30779, -79.03954

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 64° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading S.
  4. 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  8. 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 3.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
  13. 2.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  14. 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-26-km-89b3

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F64°
Precip17%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 13% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 68°56°
Mon 73°48°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 80°58° 24%
Thu 73°57° 27%
Fri 65°48° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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