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Voyager Glades–Craighead Trail, 5 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Voyager Glades–Craighead Trail, 5 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Bakersville, PA. The route reaches Voyager Glades. It climbs 771 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,379 – 2,815 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Craighead Trail 40.06255, -79.24982
Nearest town Bakersville, PA
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Voyager Glades–Craighead Trail, 5 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,379–2,815 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Craighead Trail · 40.06255, -79.24982

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Craighead Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Voyager Glades.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail Loop, heading W.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1 miSharp left onto Illegal Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftSharp right onto Jones Mill Run Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach Voyager Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jones Mill Run Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Illegal Trail, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto North Woods Trail Loop, heading S.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail Connector, heading E.
  19. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/voyager-glades-craighead-trail-out-back-5-sights-10-km-6fad

Trail surface

62% dirt8% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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