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LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 25 min

LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Oakhurst, PA. It climbs 557 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,169 – 2,661 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.37099, -78.97794
Nearest town Oakhurst, PA
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LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 2,167–2,662 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.37099, -78.97794

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach LHHT - Decker Avenue Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 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/lhht-decker-avenue-shelter-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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