3.8 miles
Distance
371 ft
Climb
-501 ft
Descent
00:38:00
Avg time

Fish Run Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Laurel Mountain
    Ligonier, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #22182 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #77507 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner

Fish Run Trail starts at the main parking lot of the Wolf Rock trailhead. The first section of trail was built by LHORBA. There is a fun mix of challenging rock gardens and flowy singletrack until the trail makes a left at a T and follows an old service road. This section has grown into a smooth singletrack.

A few hundred yards before Linn Run Road, the trail will make a 90 degree right and twist and turn until it meets up with the original part of Fish Run. There is a bailout point here on your left where Hickory Flats Rd meets Linn Run Rd. To take the bailout would be a mistake since you would miss arguably the best trail at Laurel Mt. This original section of Fish Run is level to downhill for about 1 3/4 miles. The narrow singletrack follows a scenic stream, the namesake of the trail, through rock gardens and gradual twists and turns on less technical sections.

You'll pass Hobblebush Trail on your right before continuing the descent to Linn Run Rd. Please be very cautious on the short drop onto Linn Run Rd. The trail is very washed out, loose and steep and there may be cars traveling the road.

When you hit Linn Run Rd. you have the choice of making a left on the road to return to the Wolf Run parking lot to access Picnic Trail or Wolf Rocks Trail or, for a longer ride, cross the road and continue on Fish Run Trail.

At the road crossing, another leg of the trail continues downhill along the far side of the road. This leg is the remains of the PW&S logging railroad, but is not ridden because it simply dead ends ahead. The trail to Grove Run stays to the left as a sweeping uphill curve which originally served as a runaway train ramp during those logging days prior to the Park. A couple other small spurs drop off to the right along the climb but these are not ridden either.

If you continue on the Fish Run Trail, be prepared for technical rock gardens on a much less traveled trail. The trail will eventually end at a T on Grove Run Trail. A left on Grove Run, a left on Quarry Rd, a left on Weaver Rd and a left on Hickory Flats road will lead you back to Linn Run Rd. just below the Wolf Rocks parking lot. The other option is to stay on Grove Run to Linn Run Campground.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Fish Run Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -129 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,418 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,735 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,731 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,602 ft
  • Grade
    -0.645%
  • Grade max
    -11.429%
  • Grade min
    11.559%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    849 ft
  • Avg time
    00:38:00
  • Avg reverse time
    01:02:57
  • view trail stats
Status:
on May 22, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.24 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (67)
close
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to fish-run-trail trailhead (40.118312, -79.176431)
      update trails status or condition

      Fish Run Trail Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      May 22, 2023 @ 1:11pm
      May 22, 2023
      Sep 1, 2022 @ 7:50pm
      Sep 1, 2022
      Good to go
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 13 rides
      • Last: Jul 2, 2025

      Photos

      more »
      23 |
      Sep 10, 2024 @ 12:05pm
      Sep 10, 2024
      90 |
      Oct 7, 2019 @ 6:39am
      Oct 7, 2019
      85 |
      Oct 7, 2019 @ 6:39am
      Oct 7, 2019
      77 |
      Oct 7, 2019 @ 6:39am
      Oct 7, 2019

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      LHORBA Best of Laurel (Advanced)20 miles
      LHORBA - Laurel Advanced Goat Path Ride11 miles

      1 Review & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Videos

      no videos have been added for Fish Run Trail yet, add a video.
      • By tagrayTF Pro LHORBA & contributors
      • #46893 - 2,180 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.