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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 4.1 miBear right onto Grimm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Shale Run Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight 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.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dry Run Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Lukes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shale Run Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Grimm Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lukes Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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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.
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