AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse-Shoe Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Denver, PA. It climbs 402 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 778 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.24011, -76.12296
Nearest town Denver, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 477–779 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.24011, -76.12296

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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-out-back-07b1

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 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 Denver, Pennsylvania