Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 731 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,574–2,831 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lookout Trail · 40.06633, -79.27152
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lookout Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Shaffer Run Trail Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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