Horse-Shoe Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Valley Forge Mountain, PA. It climbs 674 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Spring Trail 40.08604, -75.45721
Nearest town Valley Forge Mountain, PA
Directions
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Horse-Shoe Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 70–435 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Yellow Spring Trail · 40.08604, -75.45721
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Mt. Misery Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Owen Drive, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mt. Misery Trail, heading SE.
- 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
50% dirt16% paved5% gravel29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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