Oak Street & Ridgeview Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
16 mi · ▲ 1,751 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Oak Street & Ridgeview Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 42 near Forwardstown, PA. It climbs 1,751 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Oak Street & Ridgeview Road via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
16 mi · ▲ 1,751 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,011–2,879 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 42
Trailhead: 40.25746, -79.03875
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Oak Street, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Forbes Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Ridgeview Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Oak Street, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ridgeview Road, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 miBear left onto Gas Line Dirt Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 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 3.9 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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