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French Creek State Park

Dazed and Confused–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Dazed and Confused–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Kulptown, PA. It climbs 700 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 817 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23608, -75.79169
Nearest town Kulptown, PA
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Dazed and Confused–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 507–816 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: 40.23608, -75.79169

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Kalmia Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dazed and Confused, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miReach Kalmia Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.8 miBear left onto Six Penny Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Kalmia Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 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/dazed-and-confused-horse-shoe-trail-out-back-3-sights-11-km

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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