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.
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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
- Start on Iron Mine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Schreffler Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Fawn Kill Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miReach Wolf Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Matter Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Schreffler Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Mine Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Iron Mine Trail Trailhead
- Deep Hollow Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft
- Iron Mine Trail & Wolf Pond Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- Iron Mine Trail Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft
- Wolf Pond Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Iron Mine Trail–Minnich's Hit Trail, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 964 ft
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