Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Boundary Line Sunset Point & Boundary Line Trail via Rim Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Boundary Line Sunset Point & Boundary Line Trail via Rim Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. The route reaches Boundary Line Sunset Point. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,463 – 1,755 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51678, -76.77800
Nearest town Carsonville, PA

Directions

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Boundary Line Sunset Point & Boundary Line Trail via Rim Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,464–1,756 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.51678, -76.77800

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Rocks Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.5 miReach Boundary Line Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Rim Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Boundary Line Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miPass Boundary Line Sunset Point.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Matter Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:02 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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