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.
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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
- Start on Homestead Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Old Field Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Headwaters Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Headwaters Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Field Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 2 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 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
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Klines Reservoir & Pogy Road Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- McWilliams Reservoir–Klines Reservoir, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Homestead Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Corduroy Trail & Pogy Road Trail Loop via Headwaters Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Corduroy Trail–Old Reservoir Trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Klines Reservoir–Headwaters Trail, 6 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft
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