Fish Run Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Fish Run Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Laurel Summit, PA. It climbs 767 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fish Run Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 767 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,414–2,877 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12664, -79.19495
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Fish Run Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Grove Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Weaver Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Fish Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Grove Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fish Run Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 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 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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