Old Forbes Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Old Forbes Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 1,049 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Forbes Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,810–2,802 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18161, -79.12771
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Oak Street, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Old Forbes Road, heading NW.
- 2.8 miReach Old Forbes Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Oak Street, heading SE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Oak Street 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Oak Street 3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Oak Street 3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Conemaugh Township Reservoir–Oak Street, 3 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft
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