LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 2 hr 2 min
LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Seven Springs, PA. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,532–2,991 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lakeside Trail · 40.02324, -79.31007
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto LHHT - Grindle Ridge Shelter Trail, heading SW.
- 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 N.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Diomedes Pond via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft
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