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State Game Lands Number 42

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Westwood, PA. It climbs 1,223 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,654 – 2,717 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32237, -78.97847
Nearest town Westwood, PA
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,655–2,715 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.32237, -78.97847

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 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-9-km-80ce

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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