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Brightside Farm

Brightside Farm Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Brightside Farm Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Brightside Farm near Sidley, PA. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 568 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.07732, -75.57782
Nearest town Sidley, PA
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Brightside Farm Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 453–569 ft

Out & Back · Brightside Farm

Trailhead: 40.07732, -75.57782

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brightside Farm Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miReach Brightside Farm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Brightside Farm Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brightside-farm-trail-horse-shoe-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

19% paved6% grass75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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