AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Hollow Tract

Horse-Shoe Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Buck Hollow Tract near Scarlets Mill, PA. It climbs 613 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.21714, -75.84928
Nearest town Scarlets Mill, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 368–721 ft

Out & Back · Buck Hollow Tract

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.21714, -75.84928

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 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-5-km-448a

Trail surface

3% gravel97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Scarlets Mill, Pennsylvania