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Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Lykens Ladder–Matter Trail, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Lykens Ladder–Matter Trail, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It climbs 1,186 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 1,677 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lukes Trail 40.51221, -76.74642
Nearest town Carsonville, PA
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Lykens Ladder–Matter Trail, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 855–1,676 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 Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.5 miSharp left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.2 miTurn left onto Lykens Ladder, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Downhill Finish Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Lykens Ladder, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Downhill Finish Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lykens Ladder, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Downhill Finish Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Lykens Ladder, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 2.2 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left onto Schreffler Road, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right onto Matter Trail, heading SW.
  21. 2.5 miTurn left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lykens-ladder-out-back

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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