Birdsboro Waters
Birdsboro Reservoir via Horse-Shoe Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Birdsboro Reservoir via Horse-Shoe Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Birdsboro Waters near Kulptown, PA. The route reaches Birdsboro Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 548 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Birdsboro Reservoir via Horse-Shoe Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 423–817 ft
Out & Back · Birdsboro Waters
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.22504, -75.80835
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Birdsboro Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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