Illegal Trail & Jones Mill Run Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Illegal Trail & Jones Mill Run Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Illegal Trail & Jones Mill Run Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,620–2,872 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.06780, -79.27259
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Illegal Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Jones Mill Run Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach Illegal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Illegal Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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