Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Matter Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Matter Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Matter Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,543–1,721 ft
Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.51678, -76.77800
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Rocks Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rocks Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Matter Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 740 ft
- Wolf Pond Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail 4 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail 4 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 248 ft
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