Horse-Shoe Trail–Pinacle Drive, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Horse-Shoe Trail–Pinacle Drive, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Knauers, PA. It climbs 922 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horse-Shoe Trail–Pinacle Drive, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 549–952 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.23942, -76.02167
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pinnacle Drive, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Pinacle Drive, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Pinacle Drive, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pinnacle Drive, heading NW.
- 2.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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