Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Matter Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Matter Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Big Run, PA. It climbs 457 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Matter Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,276–1,652 ft
Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Dry Run Trail · 40.55430, -76.72808
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on Dry Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Matter Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Schreffler Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dry Run Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:02 PM.
More from Dry Run Trail Trailhead
- Dry Run Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Schreffler Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Preserve Line Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Rocks Ridge Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 600 ft
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