ILLEGAL TRAIL & Jeff Barr Trail via Aukerman Road
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,238 ft · 6 hr 11 min
ILLEGAL TRAIL & Jeff Barr Trail via Aukerman Road is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Jones Mills, PA. It climbs 2,238 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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ILLEGAL TRAIL & Jeff Barr Trail via Aukerman Road
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,238 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,688–2,687 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pike Run Trail · 40.07925, -79.32367
Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 71°F / low 64° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pike Run Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Aukerman Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto ILLEGAL TRAIL, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Jeff Barr Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Aukerman Road, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pike Run Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.2 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pike Run Trail Trailhead
- Illegal Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Jeff Barr Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Dan Carns Trail & Jeff Barr Trail 5 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Illegal Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Jeff Barr Trail & Mountain Streams Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 487 ft
- Illegal Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 753 ft
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