Dan Carns Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Dan Carns Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Jones Mills, PA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dan Carns Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,565–1,688 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.09255, -79.32268
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 73°F / low 65° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Dan Carns Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Dan Carns Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Jeff Barr Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Jeff Barr Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Aukerman Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Blair Brothers Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Jeff Barr Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Aukerman Road 4 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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