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French Creek State Park

Horse-Shoe Trail

2 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 48 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Kulptown, PA. It climbs 273 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 804 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boone Trail 40.21653, -75.79877
Nearest town Kulptown, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

2 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 48 min

Elevation 576–804 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Boone Trail · 40.21653, -75.79877

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Boone Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading S.
  10. 100 ftArrive 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-3-km-0203

Trail surface

89% dirt3% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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