Laurel Mountain State Park

Locust Trail via Locust Camp Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Locust Trail via Locust Camp Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 619 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,349 – 2,677 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16175, -79.16878
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA

Directions

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Locust Trail via Locust Camp Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 2,349–2,679 ft

Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.16175, -79.16878

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Locust Camp Road, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left onto Locust Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Locust Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Locust Camp Road, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 3 min before dark.

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