Illegal Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Illegal Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Jones Mills, PA. It climbs 753 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Illegal Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,862–2,632 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 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Illegal Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miReach Illegal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Illegl Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Illegal Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pike Run Trail, heading W.
- 250 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 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pike Run Trail Trailhead
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- 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
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