AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse-Shoe Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 49 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Plowville, PA. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 696 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.22394, -75.92579
Nearest town Plowville, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 49 min

Elevation 467–697 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.22394, -75.92579

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

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

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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-fde6

Trail surface

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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

Hikes near Plowville, Pennsylvania