State Game Lands Number 211
Horse-Shoe Trail & Rattling Run Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,299 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Horse-Shoe Trail & Rattling Run Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 211 near White Spring, PA. It climbs 2,299 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Horse-Shoe Trail & Rattling Run Trail via Appalachian National Scenic Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,299 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Elevation 459–1,644 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 211
Trailhead: Rattling Run Trail · 40.40217, -76.83790
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rattling Run Trail, heading N.
- 7.4 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Rattling Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Stagecoach Road, heading SW.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rattling Run Trail, heading W.
- 3.9 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 2.6 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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