Laurel Highlands Trail Facts & Links
Total distance: 70 miles
Western terminus: Youghiogheny River Gorge, Ohiopyle State Park
Eastern terminus: Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown, PA
Blaze color: yellow
A Permit is required for overnight camping.
Call (412) 455-3744 for reservations.
A guide book and maps of the trail are available from the Sierra Club of Pittsburgh. Send $6.00, plus $1.50 postage (and 7% tax for PA residents) to:
Bob Roth
80 Rose Leaf Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Checks should be made out to Allegheny Group, Sierra Club.
Trail brochures are also available by contacting:
Laurel Ridge State Park
RD #3, Box 246
Rockwood, PA 15557
(412) 455-3744
For more information, visit the
Laurel Highlands National Scenic Trail
official website.
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My Journal: Laurel Highlands Trail
Pre-hike entry #3
March 19, 2003
There are flies on the horse pies, which means spring has sprung in southwestern Pennsylvania, which means it's allergy season for me again. So I swat with one hand, wipe my shnoz with the other. And wipe and wipe. Where does all that stuff come from? I'm sitting here with a tissue stuffed up my nostrils, so I can type.
So there are six days left until my little trek begins. One of my two hiking partners has cancelled, so it's just me and a guy named Mike, who I've never met. His emails are nice, though. Infrequent, but nice. He's certainly excited about the hike, as am I, but I'm so busy getting ready to move to Arizona and finishing up some projects here on the farm, I've hardly had time to think about it. I'll probably end up shopping for the trip and shoving some things in my backpack the night before I leave. Mike and I have decided to start out on March 25th.
--Ramkitten
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