Horse-Shoe Trail & Mt. Joy Trail via Joseph Plumb Martin Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Mill Grove, PA. It climbs 886 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 610 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 40.10414, -75.44136
Nearest town Mill Grove, PA
Directions
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Horse-Shoe Trail & Mt. Joy Trail via Joseph Plumb Martin Trail
6 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 70–611 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Joseph Plumb Martin Trail · 40.10414, -75.44136
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 436 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mt. Joy Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Owen Drive, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Mt. Joy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 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
65% dirt30% paved2% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 436 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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