State Game Lands Number 156
Horse-Shoe Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Horse-Shoe Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Miners Village, PA. It climbs 905 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horse-Shoe Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 453–1,178 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail · 40.24130, -76.37353
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Horseshoe Trail 2 mi · ▲ 337 ft
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