Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Grimm Trail–Lukes Trail, 4 sights

16 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 6 hr

Grimm Trail–Lukes Trail, 4 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Spechty Kopf, PA. It climbs 1,318 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 1,585 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52060, -76.68056
Nearest town Spechty Kopf, PA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Grimm Trail–Lukes Trail, 4 sights

16 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 1,178–1,584 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.52060, -76.68056

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 4.1 miBear right onto Grimm Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Shale Run Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dry Run Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Lukes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shale Run Trail, heading S.
  15. 1 miBear left onto Grimm Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Lukes Trail, heading SE.
  17. 4.1 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

13% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~216 min). Leave by 3:38 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead