AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse-Shoe Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 55 min

Horse-Shoe Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Spring Dale Heights, PA. It climbs 553 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 873 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.24943, -76.03274
Nearest town Spring Dale Heights, PA
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Horse-Shoe Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 55 min

Elevation 560–872 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.24943, -76.03274

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

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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-5a2b

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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