AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Hollow Tract

Horse-Shoe Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 52 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Buck Hollow Tract near Scarlets Mill, PA. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi364 – 689 ft · steepest grade: 25%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22061, -75.85235
Nearest town Scarlets Mill, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 52 min

Elevation 363–691 ft

Out & Back · Buck Hollow Tract

Trailhead: 40.22061, -75.85235

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 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-out-back-3-km-1520

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 7 min before dark.

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