ABOUT THE PARK:
Laurel Ridge State Park - Pennsylvania DCNR
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail - Keystone Trails Association
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.408251, -79.005699
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| Plenty of parking at the trail head. |
TRAIL MAP:
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Map - Pennsylvania DCNR
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HIKE DISTANCE: 6.4 miles (3.2 miles each way)
THE HIKE:
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| We started at the end of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. |
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| The last mile marker, mile 70. |
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| Coming up on this kiosk, I went straight for the register to sign in and never bothered to read the information in the kiosk ... |
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| ... until the end of the hike when I read about the cemetery. I did not go far enough and missed it. Darn! |
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| Big Spring Reservoir on the right. |
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| First power cut ... |
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| ... with a view and smoke stacks :( |
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| Rhododendron Tunnel |
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| Enough leaves were down so that there were some nice views along the way. |
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| Second power cut. |
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| Zoom in to the countryside from the power cut. |
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| Mile marker 68 - never saw 69. |
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| A bench at ... |
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| Conemaugh Gorge Overlook |
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| Heading back not realizing there was an old cemetery a little farther along. Darn. |
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| I did not see it off the trail on the way out but I did on the way back. Balloon #51 of the year. |
