Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 746 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Marshall Fields Trail via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,544–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 40.14213, -79.15887
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 on Spruce Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Marshall Fields Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Marshall Fields Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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