Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Matter Trail & Rattling Creek Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Matter Trail & Rattling Creek Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Lykens, PA. It climbs 1,002 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Matter Trail & Rattling Creek Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,015–1,679 ft
Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: Rattle-Creek Trail · 40.53812, -76.70688
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on Rattle-Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Schreffler Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Matter Trail, heading NW.
- 2.9 miReach Rattling Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miSharp left onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Schreffler Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Rattling Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Rattle-Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Rattle-Creek Trail Trailhead
- Rattling Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Lykens Ladder via Rattling Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Rattling Creek Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Iron Mine Trail & Rattling Creek Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft
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