Ligonier Township Reservoir via Boy Scout Road
14 mi · ▲ 2,219 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Ligonier Township Reservoir via Boy Scout Road is a 14-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. The route reaches Ligonier Township Reservoir at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,219 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ligonier Township Reservoir via Boy Scout Road
14 mi · ▲ 2,219 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,528–2,907 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.22106, -79.06974
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 72°F / low 62° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boy Scout Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2 miReach Ligonier Township Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.3 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 2.6 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Conemaugh Township Reservoir 2.8 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Boy Scout Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Boy Scout Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 9 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Ridgeview Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft
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