Jst air view fire tower on laurel mtn above Decker ave. - panoramio.jpg
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Oakhurst, PA. It climbs 325 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,405 – 2,661 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37099, -78.97794
Nearest town Oakhurst, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,404–2,662 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.37099, -78.97794

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 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

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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