Ewing Path & Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,995 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Ewing Path & Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Seven Stars, PA. It climbs 1,995 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 2,310 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wheeler Trail 40.64718, -78.07109
Nearest town Seven Stars, PA

Directions

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Ewing Path & Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,995 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,219–2,310 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wheeler Trail · 40.64718, -78.07109

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Wheeler Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
  3. 4.3 miTurn right onto Ewing Path, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading W.
  6. 4.3 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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