Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest

Homestead Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Homestead Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest near Wilburton Number Two, PA. It climbs 318 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,152 – 1,319 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Homestead Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,153–1,319 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. 2.4 miReach Homestead Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:48 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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