Horse-Shoe Trail–Pinacle Drive, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Horse-Shoe Trail–Pinacle Drive, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Knauers, PA. It climbs 527 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 951 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23461, -76.00831
Nearest town Knauers, PA

Directions

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Horse-Shoe Trail–Pinacle Drive, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 549–952 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.23461, -76.00831

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Pinnacle Drive, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Pinacle Drive, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Pinacle Drive, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pinnacle Drive, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.

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