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Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Dry Run Trail–Matter Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Dry Run Trail–Matter Trail, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It climbs 833 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 1,677 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lukes Trail 40.51221, -76.74642
Nearest town Carsonville, PA
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Dry Run Trail–Matter Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,158–1,676 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Lukes Trail · 40.51221, -76.74642

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.5 miSharp left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 miReach Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto Schreffler Road, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Matter Trail, heading NW.
  11. 2.5 miTurn left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading SE.
  13. 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/dry-run-trail-matter-trail-out-back-3-sights-18-km-44c9

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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