Locust Camp Road–Locust Trail, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,631 – 2,799 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Locust Trail 40.16349, -79.16542
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
Directions
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Locust Camp Road–Locust Trail, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,630–2,799 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Locust Trail · 40.16349, -79.16542
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Locust Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Locust Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Locust Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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 (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wolf Rocks–Bill Alberts Trail, 7 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Bill Alberts Trail–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 762 ft
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