Birdsboro Waters
Birdsboro Reservoir–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Birdsboro Reservoir–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Birdsboro Waters near Trap Rock, PA. The route reaches Birdsboro Reservoir. It climbs 794 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Birdsboro Reservoir–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 256–816 ft
Out & Back · Birdsboro Waters
Trailhead: 40.24579, -75.82264
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Haycreek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Birdsboro Reservoir.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Six Penny Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kalmia Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Birdsboro Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Six Penny Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Haycreek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 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 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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