Locust Camp Road & Towhee Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Locust Camp Road & Towhee Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Locust Camp Road & Towhee Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 2,630–2,763 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 40.14240, -79.16007
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 71°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Towhee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Spruce Run Trail Trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- Spruce Run Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Lippo's Loop–Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Ulery Hill–Bill Alberts Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Camp Road, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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