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Mountain Streams Trail via Illegal Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Mountain Streams Trail via Illegal Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 1,104 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,690 – 2,612 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Illegal Trail 40.08080, -79.28628
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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Mountain Streams Trail via Illegal Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,688–2,613 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Illegal Trail · 40.08080, -79.28628

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Illegal Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Aukerman Road, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Streams Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Mountain Streams Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Aukerman Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto Jeff Barr Trail, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Illegal Trail, heading S.
  11. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountain-streams-trail-out-back-17-km-39e6

Trail surface

62% dirt3% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 69°F61°
Precip16%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity99%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 7% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 67°54°
Mon 72°49°
Tue 76°53°
Wed 81°59° 24%
Thu 73°56° 34%
Fri 65°49° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 2 min before dark.

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