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.
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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
- Start on Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Minnich's Hit Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wolf Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading E.
- 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lukes Trail Trailhead
- Grimm Trail & Lukes Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Boundary Line Sunset Point–Boundary Line Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Deep Hollow Trail & Rim Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Boundary Line Sunset Point–Boundary Line Trail, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Fawn Kill Trail–Grimm Trail, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Dry Run Trail–Matter Trail, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 833 ft
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