Ulery Hill–Bill Alberts Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile loop in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Summit, PA. The route reaches Ulery Hill. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,572 – 2,822 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail 40.14240, -79.16007
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Ulery Hill–Bill Alberts Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,573–2,821 ft
Loop · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Spruce Run Trail · 40.14240, -79.16007
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lippo's Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Ulery Hill.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Locust Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bill Alberts Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Locust Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Locust Camp Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Spruce Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 surface
19% dirt1% gravel80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Spruce Run Trail Trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Summit Trail Loop via Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- Spruce Run Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Locust Camp Road & Towhee Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Lippo's Loop–Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Bill Alberts Trail–Locust Camp Road, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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