Black Bear Trail–Lippo's Loop, 9 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Laurel Mountain State Park near Laurel Mountain Village, PA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Bear Trail–Lippo's Loop, 9 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 2,668–2,794 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Mountain State Park
Trailhead: PWS Trail System · 40.15700, -79.14962
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lippo's Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Towhee Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silvermine Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Picnic Area Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Wolf Rocks Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Spruce Flats Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto J.E. Miller Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Silvermine Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lippo's Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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