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.

Elevation

0 mi2,723 – 2,907 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail 40.10938, -79.18940
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Marshall Fields Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miReach LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto LHHT - Turnpike Shelter Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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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