State Game Lands Number 110

Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest Viewpoint & Sand Spring Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest Viewpoint & Sand Spring Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 7.1-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 110 near Shartlesville, PA. The route reaches Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest Viewpoint. It climbs 839 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,601 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Spring Trail 40.53879, -76.12314
Nearest town Shartlesville, PA

Directions

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Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest Viewpoint & Sand Spring Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 920–1,602 ft

Loop · State Game Lands Number 110

Trailhead: Sand Spring Trail · 40.53879, -76.12314

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sand Spring Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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