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PWS Trail System & Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 46 min

PWS Trail System & Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 2-mile loop near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,549 – 2,740 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: PWS Trail System 40.15700, -79.14962
Nearest town Laurel Mountain Village, PA
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Directions

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PWS Trail System & Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail

2 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 46 min

Elevation 2,550–2,739 ft

Loop

Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.15700, -79.14962

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftReach PWS Trail System, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left onto PWS Trail System, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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-summit-trail-loop

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 70°F61°
Precip14%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°53°
Mon 70°48°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 79°59° 23%
Thu 71°58° 31%
Fri 64°48° 24%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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