Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Schreffler Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Schreffler Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest near Lykens, PA. It climbs 562 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Schreffler Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,078–1,649 ft
Out & Back · Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest
Trailhead: 40.53796, -76.71809
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 64° · precip 16% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Dry Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Schreffler Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Schreffler Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Schreffler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Schreffler Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Dry Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Dry Run Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Rattling Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Dry Run Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Dry Run Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Dry Run Trail 4 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Rattling Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 385 ft
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