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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Rachelwood, PA. It climbs 2,381 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,270 – 2,727 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30226, -79.11899
Nearest town Rachelwood, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

16 mi · ▲ 2,381 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,270–2,727 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.30226, -79.11899

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 2.6 miSharp left onto Adams Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 1 miSharp left onto Adams Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 2.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 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

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F65°
Precip18%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 3.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 74°57°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 85°63° 25%
Thu 78°61° 28%
Fri 70°52° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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