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State Game Lands Number 42

Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,842 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. The route reaches Ligonier Township Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,842 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,736 – 2,838 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17415, -79.12207
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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Ligonier Township Reservoir & Penrod Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,842 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,735–2,839 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42

Trailhead: 40.17415, -79.12207

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 15% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridgeview Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  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 E.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  13. 3.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 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-24-km

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 70°F62°
Precip15%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity97%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 68°54°
Mon 70°49°
Tue 75°54°
Wed 80°60° 23%
Thu 71°58° 30%
Fri 65°49° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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