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.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 1,178 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail 40.24130, -76.37353
Nearest town Miners Village, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
  10. 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.

Trail surface

81% dirt1% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F65°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity51%
Rained 1.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 73°57°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 81°60°
Thu 70°64° 23%
Fri 80°63° 15%

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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