Dan Carns Trail & Jeff Barr Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Dan Carns Trail & Jeff Barr Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Jones Mills, PA. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dan Carns Trail & Jeff Barr Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,565–2,001 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dan Carns Trail · 40.09037, -79.33413
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 75°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dan Carns Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Illegal Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Dan Carns Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Dan Carns Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dan Carns Trail Trailhead
- Blair Brothers Trail & Dan Carns Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Blair Brothers Trail & Jeff Barr Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Dan Carns Trail & Mountain Streams Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 453 ft
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