Locust Camp Road–Loop Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Locust Camp Road–Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 330 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Locust Camp Road–Loop Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 2,577–2,794 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Locust Camp Road · 40.14899, -79.15441
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 64° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Locust Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Locust Camp Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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