Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Valley Forge, PA. It climbs 418 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10124, -75.46621
Nearest town Valley Forge, PA
Directions
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Horse-Shoe Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 57 min
Elevation 75–463 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: 40.10124, -75.46621
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 475 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Owen Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
64% dirt36% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 475 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mt. Misery Trail via Horse-Shoe Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 448 ft
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