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.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 1,644 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rattling Run Trail 40.40217, -76.83790
Nearest town White Spring, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rattling Run Trail, heading N.
  2. 7.4 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Rattling Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Stagecoach Road, heading SW.
  7. 3.5 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rattling Run Trail, heading W.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

59% dirt33% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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