Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Iron Mine Trail–Minnich's Hit Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Iron Mine Trail–Minnich's Hit Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Elizabethville, PA. It climbs 1,019 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deep Hollow Trail 40.53765, -76.78066
Nearest town Elizabethville, PA

Directions

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Iron Mine Trail–Minnich's Hit Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 904–1,652 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Deep Hollow Trail · 40.53765, -76.78066

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start on Deep Hollow Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Schreffler Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Matter Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Minnich's Hit Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1 miReach Wolf Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Schreffler Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Mine Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 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

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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