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State Game Lands Number 42

Ligonier Township Reservoir via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Ligonier Township Reservoir via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Klines Mill, PA. The route reaches Ligonier Township Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,639 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,529 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22384, -79.10276
Nearest town Klines Mill, PA
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Ligonier Township Reservoir via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,528–2,878 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.22384, -79.10276

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 60° · precip 21% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 2 miReach Ligonier Township Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 2.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 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/ligonier-township-reservoir-ligonier-township-reservoir-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F60°
Precip21%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity94%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 17% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°53°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 80°59° 24%
Thu 69°46° 30%
Fri 63°44° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 9 min before dark.

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