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The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a 70.1-mile (112.8 km) hiking trail in southwestern Pennsylvania, which largely follows the Laurel Hill geologic formation. It begins at Ohiopyle State Park and travels generally to the northeast, and ends at Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown. Construction of the trail began in 1970.
The initial 32-mile segment of the trail was opened in 1980. [13] Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail: 109 175 Florida: part of the Florida Trail: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail: 70 113 Pennsylvania: Linear trail in the Laurel Highlands area. Little Miami Scenic Trail: 74.9 121 Miami Valley in Ohio: Springfield, Ohio: Newtown, Ohio
The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Somerset County, and Westmoreland County. [1] It has a population of about 600,000 people. The region is approximately fifty-five miles southeast of Pittsburgh ; the Laurel Highlands center on Laurel Hill and Chestnut Ridge of the Allegheny Mountains .
Laurel Ridge State Park: Cambria, Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties: 13,625 acres (5,514 ha) 1967: Conemaugh River, Youghiogheny River and tributaries: The park surrounds the 70 mile (113 km) long Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. Laurel Summit State Park: Westmoreland County: 6 acres (2 ha) 1964: None
The Ohio River Way Challenge is a 250-mile expedition down the Ohio River to raise support for river towns and recreation. Canoers travel 250-miles on voyage down Ohio River to Louisville ...
The Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway runs along PA 381 and PA 711 from the West Virginia border in Fayette County north to Seward in Westmoreland County. The byway runs through rural areas of the Laurel Highlands , providing access to Ohiopyle State Park , Fallingwater , Kentuck Knob , Laurel Caverns , and Fort Ligonier .
John Nation helps paddle the canoe during the Ohio River Way Challenge, Thursday, June 6, 2024, on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. A team of people on canoes are making a 250-mile trip down the Ohio ...
Laurel Hill, also known as Laurel Ridge or Laurel Mountain, is a 70-mile-long (110 km) mountain that is located in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains.This ridge is flanked by Negro Mountain to its east and Chestnut Ridge to its west.