Picnic Area Trail–Spruce Flats Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,704 – 2,736 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: J.E. Miller Road 40.12759, -79.17585
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Picnic Area Trail–Spruce Flats Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,704–2,736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: J.E. Miller Road · 40.12759, -79.17585
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on J.E. Miller Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Picnic Area Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Spruce Flats Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
6% gravel94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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