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Shawnee State Park

Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Shawnee State Park near Point, PA. It climbs 754 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,237 – 1,499 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05231, -78.61131
Nearest town Point, PA
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Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,238–1,501 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee State Park

Trailhead: 40.05231, -78.61131

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Felton Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Forbes Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Pigeon Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.7 miSharp right onto Felton Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftArrive 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-9-km-20a4

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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