Down Under Trail & Old Elias Drive

8 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Down Under Trail & Old Elias Drive is an 8-mile out-and-back near Cherry Grove, PA. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,283 – 1,532 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Down Under Trail 40.32808, -78.07169
Nearest town Cherry Grove, PA

Directions

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Down Under Trail & Old Elias Drive

8 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,285–1,531 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Down Under Trail · 40.32808, -78.07169

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Down Under Trail, heading S.
  2. 4 miReach Down Under Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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