State Game Lands Number 211
Cold Spring Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
14 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Cold Spring Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 14-mile loop in State Game Lands Number 211 near Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. It climbs 1,210 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cold Spring Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail Loop via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
14 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 677–1,659 ft
Loop · State Game Lands Number 211
Trailhead: Coldspring Road · 40.47746, -76.62651
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coldspring Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading W.
- 5.5 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Stagecoach Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Stony Creek Rail Trail, heading S.
- 5.9 miTurn right onto Cold Spring Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 6.1 mi in (~180 min). Leave by 4:14 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coldspring Road Trailhead
- The General–Cold Spring Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail–Cold Spring Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail–Cold Spring Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft
- The General–Cold Spring Trail, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 840 ft
- DeHart Reservoir–Cold Spring Trail, 3 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,915 ft
- Lebanon Reservoir–Cold Spring Trail, 4 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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