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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 428 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,871 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail 40.06003, -79.27393
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 2,541–2,872 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail · 40.06003, -79.27393

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Connecting Trail, heading NW.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/laurel-highlands-hiking-trail-out-back-6-km-ca65

Trail surface

86% dirt14% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F60°
Precip20%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°53°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 80°58° 23%
Thu 72°56° 34%
Fri 65°48° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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