Birdsboro Waters
Horse-Shoe Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Horse-Shoe Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Birdsboro Waters near Kulptown, PA. It climbs 589 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi577 – 817 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24183, -75.79948
Nearest town Kulptown, PA
Directions
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Horse-Shoe Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 576–817 ft
Out & Back · Birdsboro Waters
Trailhead: 40.24183, -75.79948
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Six Penny Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 7 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Scotts Run Lake–Horse-Shoe Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 923 ft
- Birdsboro Reservoir–Horse-Shoe Trail Loop, 6 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft
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