Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail and Scenic Byway![]() When I traveled the LaurelHighlandsScenic Byway it was great to see mother nature show her colors on such a grand scale. Driving a car through this byway allowed me to see one vista after another. I felt like I was flying free from vista to vista.
When I arrived at the Eastern segment of the 79 mile LaurelHighlands hiking trail I knew that this would be a hike to remember. There were many beautiful ups and downs the ten miles that I hike towards the West.
The afternoon got late so I turned around to hike back to the car. I came back pumped from the experience. This was a
place that few people have hiked and I knew that it was an honor to have hiked it.
Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway Pennsylvania
Route 711 South near New Florence. (PA) [1]
A trip along the 68-mile Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway in southwestern Pennsylvania is a journey that will
excite the senses and pique the interests of every traveler. From rolling hillsides to rushing waterfalls,
picturesque farmlands to architectural wonders, the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway has it all.
With some of the best pedestrian and bicycle trails in the nation, the byway traveler should plan some time
to leave their automobile so they can get a closer look at the natural beauty of the land. Travelers have
plenty of opportunities to journey by foot, bicycle, raft, or railroad.
There is so much to see along the byway, that the traveler may want to plan on an extended stay, and book a room at a quaint bed and breakfast or one of the region's famous resorts. Two of the more famous sights along the byway include the Frank Lloyd Wright designed house, Fallingwater, and the Ohiopyle Falls in Ohiopyle State Park.
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