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Hemlock Trail & PWS Trail System via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Hemlock Trail & PWS Trail System via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 372 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,362 – 2,727 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: PWS Trail System 40.11986, -79.15710
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
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Hemlock Trail & PWS Trail System via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 2,362–2,727 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.11986, -79.15710

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 71°F / low 64° · precip 15% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on PWS Trail System, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Beam Run Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach PWS Trail System, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Beam Run Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto PWS Trail System, heading NE.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pws-trail-system-silvermine-trail-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 71°F64°
Precip15%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 69°58°
Mon 70°49°
Tue 75°54°
Wed 80°60° 22%
Thu 71°58° 32%
Fri 65°49° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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