Ulery Hill–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Summit, PA. The route reaches Ulery Hill at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,415 – 2,822 ft9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12664, -79.19495
Nearest town Laurel Summit, PA
Directions
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Ulery Hill–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,414–2,821 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.12664, -79.19495
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Fish Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobblebush Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Silvermine Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight 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 NE.
- 0.6 miReach Ulery Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silvermine Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobblebush Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fish Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
14% dirt2% gravel84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM
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 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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