State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. It climbs 438 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,582 – 2,907 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 40.22586, -79.10201
Nearest town Klines Mill, PA

Directions

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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,583–2,907 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail · 40.22586, -79.10201

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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