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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pinnacle Drive, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Pinacle Drive, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Horse-Shoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Pinacle Drive, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pinnacle Drive, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
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.
More from this trailhead
- Pinnacle Drive 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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