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Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Hidden Cabin Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Hidden Cabin Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Diamondtown, PA. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,221 – 1,713 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81029, -76.40784
Nearest town Diamondtown, PA
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Hidden Cabin Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,221–1,712 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.81029, -76.40784

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Cabin Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miReach Hidden Cabin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hidden-cabin-trail-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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