LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail & Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 23 min
LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail & Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail & Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,723–2,906 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail · 40.10938, -79.18940
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Marshall Fields Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading E.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
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