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Shawnee State Park

Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Shawnee State Park near Schellsburg, PA. It climbs 713 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 1,499 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Felton Trail 40.03992, -78.62025
Nearest town Schellsburg, PA
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Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,190–1,501 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee State Park

Trailhead: Felton Trail · 40.03992, -78.62025

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Felton Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miSharp right onto Forbes Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Pigeon Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miBear left onto Felton Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 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/forbes-trail-pigeon-hills-trail-out-back-8-km-705f

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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