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July 29th, 2015, 02:17 PM
#18
Re: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
Originally Posted by
ROCK-IT3
Wow! What a great hike, Scruff! It was perfect for us, and exactly as described. Extremely beautiful. We both enjoyed it immensely.
We started from the parking lot at about 11:30am, reached Beam Rocks around 1:45 (about 5 1/4 miles I think), stayed there for a bit, and got back to the car about 4:40pm. I had a good bit of trouble on the way back with pain in both knees. It has been a while since we hiked, or even walked a good distance, and I keep forgetting that I have to keep my legs in better shape, or my knees begin to hurt. The last 3 miles were at a much slower pace than the first seven. They are still a bit sore, but the hike was worth it. We had a blast.
Glad you had a good time! I can sympathize about the knees, and would recommend that you get a good set of trekking poles. Poles take a good bit of stress off your knees by getting your upper body into the game, especially when you're climbing up & down over rocks.
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