Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Preserve Line Trail via Matter Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Preserve Line Trail via Matter Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Loyalton, PA. It climbs 561 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 1,657 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schreffler Trail 40.53945, -76.75355
Nearest town Loyalton, PA

Directions

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Preserve Line Trail via Matter Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,178–1,656 ft

Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Trailhead: Schreffler Trail · 40.53945, -76.75355

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

  1. Start on Schreffler Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Matter Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Preserve Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Hawks Nest Run, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Preserve Line Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Matter Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miSharp right onto Schreffler Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 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

45% dirt43% gravel12% 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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