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.
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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
- Start on Deep Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Schreffler Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Matter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Minnich's Hit Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Wolf Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Schreffler Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Iron Mine Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Iron Mine Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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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
More from Deep Hollow Trail Trailhead
- Deep Hollow Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft
- Iron Mine Trail & Wolf Pond Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- Iron Mine Trail Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft
- Wolf Pond Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 964 ft
- Fawn Kill Trail–Iron Mine Trail, 4 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft
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