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State Game Lands Number 42

Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 14.1-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 2,240 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,736 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22106, -79.06974
Nearest town Forwardstown, PA
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Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,735–2,877 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.22106, -79.06974

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Penrod Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miReach Ligonier Township Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.7 miTurn left onto Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ligonier-township-reservoir-penrod-road-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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