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ILLEGAL TRAIL–Mountain Streams Trail, 4 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,907 ft · 5 hr 1 min

ILLEGAL TRAIL–Mountain Streams Trail, 4 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Myersbrook, PA. It climbs 1,907 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,847 – 2,786 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop 40.07243, -79.25571
Nearest town Myersbrook, PA
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ILLEGAL TRAIL–Mountain Streams Trail, 4 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,907 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,849–2,786 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Woods Trail Loop · 40.07243, -79.25571

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Woods Trail Loop, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear left onto Mountain View Trail Loop, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Mountain Streams Trail, heading N.
  7. 3.2 miTurn right onto ILLEGAL TRAIL, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach North Woods Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Streams Trail, heading S.
  10. 3.2 miTurn left onto Mountain View Trail Loop, heading E.
  11. 1 miBear right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail Loop, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/voyager-glades-craighead-trail-out-back-6-sights-via-laurel-highlands-hiking-trail

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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