Birdsboro Waters
Horse-Shoe Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 48 min
Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Birdsboro Waters near Trap Rock, PA. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horse-Shoe Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 48 min
Elevation 601–755 ft
Out & Back · Birdsboro Waters
Trailhead: 40.22381, -75.81778
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 441 ft
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