Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Headwaters Trail via Homestead Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Headwaters Trail via Homestead Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Wilburton Number Two, PA. It climbs 538 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,152 – 1,476 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.83673, -76.35407
Nearest town Wilburton Number Two, PA

Directions

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Headwaters Trail via Homestead Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,153–1,476 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.83673, -76.35407

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Homestead Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right onto Old Field Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Headwaters Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftReach Headwaters Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Field Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 2 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

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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