Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Fawn Kill Trail–Matter Trail, 4 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Fawn Kill Trail–Matter Trail, 4 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It climbs 1,136 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fawn Kill Trail–Matter Trail, 4 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,078–1,620 ft
Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Minnich's Hit Trail · 40.52183, -76.74814
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Minnich's Hit Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 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 Minnich's Hit 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.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Minnich's Hit Trail, heading S.
- 1 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 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Boundary Line Sunset Point–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail–Iron Mine Trail, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft
- Boundary Line Sunset Point–Boundary Line Trail, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Lykens Glen–Lykens Ladder, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft
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