Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,625 – 2,727 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13446, -79.16333
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min

Elevation 2,623–2,726 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13446, -79.16333

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beam Run Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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