AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse-Shoe Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Sand Beach, PA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 591 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.30966, -76.64619
Nearest town Sand Beach, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 355–590 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.30966, -76.64619

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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/horse-shoe-trail-horse-shoe-trail-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Sand Beach, Pennsylvania