Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Fawn Kill Trail–Iron Mine Trail, 4 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Fawn Kill Trail–Iron Mine Trail, 4 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Elizabethville, PA. It climbs 1,530 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,654 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Iron Mine Trail 40.53549, -76.78276
Nearest town Elizabethville, PA

Directions

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Fawn Kill Trail–Iron Mine Trail, 4 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 910–1,652 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Iron Mine Trail · 40.53549, -76.78276

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Iron Mine Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Schreffler Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fawn Kill Trail, heading NE.
  10. 2.6 miReach Wolf Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.6 miTurn right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Matter Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.1 miSharp right onto Schreffler Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Mine Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.7 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

43% dirt15% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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