Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Lukes Trail & Rim Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Lukes Trail & Rim Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,529 – 1,650 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Matter Trail 40.52057, -76.77035
Nearest town Carsonville, PA

Directions

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Lukes Trail & Rim Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,530–1,651 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Matter Trail · 40.52057, -76.77035

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

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Wolf Pond Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miReach Lukes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:02 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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