Shawnee State Park
Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Shawnee State Park near Schellsburg, PA. It climbs 847 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Forbes Trail & Pigeon Hills Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,238–1,501 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee State Park
Trailhead: 40.05193, -78.61640
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Felton Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Forbes Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Pigeon Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pigeon Hills Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Felton Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Felton Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Pigeon Hills Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Felton Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Shawnee Lake–Lake Shore Trail, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 630 ft
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