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Picnic Area Trail–Silvermine Trail, 7 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Picnic Area Trail–Silvermine Trail, 7 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It climbs 505 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,576 – 2,743 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Timbertop Drive 40.16223, -79.13585
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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Picnic Area Trail–Silvermine Trail, 7 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,576–2,743 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Timbertop Drive · 40.16223, -79.13585

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 13% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Timbertop Drive, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Sun Valley Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ski Top Drive, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Timbertop Drive, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Insbruck Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miBear right onto Beam Run Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Silvermine Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 400 ftBear right onto Picnic Area Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miReach Timbertop Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear right onto Black Bear West Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  26. 1.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Insbruck Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Timbertop Drive, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ski Top Drive, heading SE.
  31. 450 ftTurn left onto Sun Valley Road, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Timbertop Drive, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftArrive 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/picnic-area-trail-silvermine-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

22% dirt2% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip13%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°54°
Mon 70°49°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 79°59° 23%
Thu 71°58° 31%
Fri 65°49° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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