Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Westwood, PA. It climbs 931 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,532 – 2,428 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33893, -78.97068
Nearest town Westwood, PA
Directions
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 931 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,531–2,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.33893, -78.97068
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.6 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM
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