At , the trail crosses from the state forest into Laurel Ridge State Park and Lincoln Township in Somerset County, then crosses briefly into Cook Township in Westmoreland County. It crosses back into Somerset County and comes to the fifth overnight shelter with potable water, then reaches Laurel Summit State Park at . Continuing through the state forest, the trail crosses into Jenner Township in Somerset County just past , and back into Laurel Ridge State Park at , passing east of Linn Run and Laurel Mountain state parks along this section. The trail crosses U.S. Route 30 just before and reaches the sixth overnight shelter with potable water just after. It continues through the state park to , then enters State Game Lands No. 42, then crosses into Ligonier Township in Westmoreland County. The trail leaves the Game Lands at , travels through Laurel Ridge State Park for , crosses back into the Game Lands, and into Jenner Township in Somerset County again. Just before the trail again passes through the state park where it enters Conemaugh Township in Somerset County, then enters private land at about . The trail enters another tract of the state park before , where it crosses Pennsylvania Route 271 and the seventh overnight shelter with potable water is located. Just after this the trail enters State Game Lands No. 42, then at crosses into Upper Yoder Township in Cambria County.