Greenland Tract - Weiser State Forest
Lykens Reservoir & East Branch Road via Berry Road
15 mi · ▲ 1,302 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Lykens Reservoir & East Branch Road via Berry Road is a 15-mile out-and-back in Greenland Tract - Weiser State Forest near Greenfield, PA. The route reaches Lykens Reservoir. It climbs 1,302 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lykens Reservoir & East Branch Road via Berry Road
15 mi · ▲ 1,302 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 754–1,287 ft
Out & Back · Greenland Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.57968, -76.58369
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Berry Road, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.4 miPass Lykens Reservoir.
- 150 ftBear right onto East Branch Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Lykens Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Berry Road, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Berry Road 9.1 mi · ▲ 795 ft
- Berry Road 9.1 mi · ▲ 715 ft
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