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Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Lykens Glen–Grimm Trail, 7 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Lykens Glen–Grimm Trail, 7 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. The route reaches Lykens Glen at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 1,542 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 1,585 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lukes Trail 40.51221, -76.74642
Nearest town Carsonville, PA
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Lykens Glen–Grimm Trail, 7 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 757–1,584 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Lukes Trail · 40.51221, -76.74642

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lukes Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Grimm Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Shale Run Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading SE.
  10. 2.2 miTurn left onto Lykens Ladder, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miReach Lykens Glen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 2.2 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shale Run Trail, heading S.
  19. 1 miBear left onto Grimm Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.7 miSharp right onto Lukes Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lykens-glen-grimm-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

14% gravel1% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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