Rector Edie Road & Wolf Rocks Loop Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,677 – 2,772 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wolf Rocks Loop Trail 40.11836, -79.17624
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Rector Edie Road & Wolf Rocks Loop Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 2,678–2,773 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wolf Rocks Loop Trail · 40.11836, -79.17624
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto J.E. Miller Road, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rector Edie Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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