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Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Minnich's Hit Trail via Matter Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Minnich's Hit Trail via Matter Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,352 – 1,719 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51678, -76.77800
Nearest town Carsonville, PA
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Minnich's Hit Trail via Matter Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,353–1,721 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

  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. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Minnich's Hit Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1 miReach Minnich's Hit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rocks Ridge Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Deep Hollow Trail, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 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/minnichs-hit-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% 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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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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