French Creek State Park
Horse-Shoe & Ridge Trail via Turtle Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Horse-Shoe & Ridge Trail via Turtle Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Cold Run, PA. It climbs 470 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi630 – 846 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18584, -75.82694
Nearest town Cold Run, PA
Directions
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Horse-Shoe & Ridge Trail via Turtle Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 630–847 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.18584, -75.82694
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Turtle Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Turtle Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Turtle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horse-Shoe, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Turtle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turtle Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM
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