State Game Lands Number 156
Horse-Shoe Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Horse-Shoe Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Penryn, PA. It climbs 1,203 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horse-Shoe Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 453–1,014 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: 40.23010, -76.36486
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 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 1.8 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horseshoe Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Horseshoe Sunset Point via Horseshoe Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 676 ft
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