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Weiser State Forest Penn Forest Tract

Fire Break Trail & Penn Forest Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Fire Break Trail & Penn Forest Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Weiser State Forest Penn Forest Tract near Christmans, PA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,522 – 1,654 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93908, -75.62818
Nearest town Christmans, PA
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Fire Break Trail & Penn Forest Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,521–1,653 ft

Out & Back · Weiser State Forest Penn Forest Tract

Trailhead: 40.93908, -75.62818

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Penn Forest Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left onto Boundary Line Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 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/fire-break-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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