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Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Lykens Reservoir–Rattling Creek Trail, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Lykens Reservoir–Rattling Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. The route reaches Lykens Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,077 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,719 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51678, -76.77800
Nearest town Carsonville, PA
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Lykens Reservoir–Rattling Creek Trail, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 826–1,721 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: 40.51678, -76.77800

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Rocks Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.4 miSharp right onto Schreffler Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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. 2.5 miReach Lykens Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.5 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Schreffler Road, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto Matter Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miSharp right onto Schreffler Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto Rocks Ridge Trail, heading N.
  17. 2.4 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lykens-reservoir-lykens-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-24-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% 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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