Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Minnich's Hit Trail & Rim Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Minnich's Hit Trail & Rim Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Carsonville, PA. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,352 – 1,677 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lukes Trail 40.51221, -76.74642
Nearest town Carsonville, PA

Directions

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Minnich's Hit Trail & Rim Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,353–1,676 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Lukes Trail · 40.51221, -76.74642

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

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

  1. Start on Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Minnich's Hit Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1 miReach Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading E.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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