LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 728 ft · 2 hr 24 min
LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. It climbs 728 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 728 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,532–2,918 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.02566, -79.30794
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 375 ft
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