Birdsboro Waters
Horse-Shoe Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Horse-Shoe Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Birdsboro Waters near Kulptown, PA. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horse-Shoe Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 601–816 ft
Out & Back · Birdsboro Waters
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.22504, -75.80835
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Horse-Shoe Trail Trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Six Penny Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Birdsboro Reservoir via Horse-Shoe Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Dazed and Confused via Horse-Shoe Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft
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