Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Franklinville, PA. It climbs 1,027 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wheeler Trail via Mid-State Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,562–2,041 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.63069, -78.09067
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mid-State Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-State Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Colerain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Rainbow Trail via Colerain Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Colerain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 2,880 ft
- Round Top Trail & Summit Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,623 ft
- Mid-State Trail 8 mi · ▲ 2,039 ft
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