State Game Lands Number 42

Ligonier Township Reservoir–Oak Street, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,248 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Ligonier Township Reservoir–Oak Street, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Laurel Mountain Park, PA. The route reaches Ligonier Township Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 2,248 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,736 – 2,851 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Forbes Road 40.22327, -79.15687
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Park, PA

Directions

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Ligonier Township Reservoir–Oak Street, 4 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,248 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,735–2,853 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: Old Forbes Road · 40.22327, -79.15687

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Old Forbes Road, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Street, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Penrod Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miReach Ligonier Township Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.7 miTurn right onto Ridgeview Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Oak Street, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Forbes Road, heading SW.
  12. 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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