Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Matter Trail
6 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Matter Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Loyalton, PA. It climbs 386 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Matter Trail
6 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,464–1,676 ft
Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Schreffler Trail · 40.53795, -76.75386
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Schreffler Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Matter Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Schreffler Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from Schreffler Trail Trailhead
- Matter Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Matter Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Minnich's Hit Trail via Matter Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Iron Mine Trail & Wolf Pond Trail Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Rocks Ridge Trail Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Matter Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 418 ft
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