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Picnic Area Trail–Silvermine Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,690 – 2,736 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13446, -79.16333
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA

Directions

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Picnic Area Trail–Silvermine Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,691–2,736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13446, -79.16333

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Silvermine Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 400 ftBear right onto Picnic Area Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miReach Silvermine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity96%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 66°54°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 76°53°
Wed 80°59° 23%
Thu 72°57° 31%
Fri 65°49° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 3 min before dark.

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