W3/PD-012 Broad Mtn

This was my last activation from a string of activations along Eastern PA. I parked in the Halderman tract of Weiser State Forest, arriving from White Oak Road. I parked here and took a short hike along Wolf Pond Trail and Rim Trail into the activation zone. An alternative is to drive south along Wolf Pond Road, a well-groomed gravel road that extends all the way into the AZ.

Trailhead for Wolf Pond Trail, which is marked with red blazes.
Mountain laurel buds were visible and growing for the early summer bloom.
The turn onto Rim Trail.

After a short walk on Wolf Pond Trail, I turned to follow Rim Trail west, which looked like yet another gravel road, though a bit more overgrown. After following this for the bulk of the hike, I came to Boundary Line Trail, a gravel path that sharply climbs up into the AZ.

The junction of Boundary Line and Rim Trails.

I set up along this road to operate. Here I worked S2S with AE0MM on W0D/BB-033, an unnamed peak in the Black Hills National Forest in SD, on 40m and KF9D on a second WI summit for the day, W9/WI-015 Happy Hill.

As you can see, Wolf Pond Road leads into the AZ from the north and is an alternative path.
  • Trailhead: 40.50944, -76.74986 : Parking area in Halderman Tract of Weiser State Forest
  • Maps: [AA3TZ SOTA] [Weiser State Forest Map]
  • Route: 2.4 mi RT hike, ~250 feet elevation along Wolf Pond Trail/Rim Trail, with a final jaunt on Boundary Line Trail
  • POTA: US-5480, Weiser State Forest

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