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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,799 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop 40.07243, -79.25571
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 2,541–2,799 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop · 40.07243, -79.25571

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 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-4-km-9126

Trail surface

80% dirt20% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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