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Lookout Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Lookout Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 388 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,543 – 2,835 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop 40.07243, -79.25571
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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Lookout Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 2,541–2,836 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop · 40.07243, -79.25571

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lookout-trail-out-back-7385

Trail surface

63% dirt14% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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