State Game Lands Number 211
Horse-Shoe Trail & Spur To Horseshoe Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Horse-Shoe Trail & Spur To Horseshoe Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 211 near Ritzie Village, PA. It climbs 1,732 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Horse-Shoe Trail & Spur To Horseshoe Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 578–1,317 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 211
Trailhead: Spur To Horseshoe Trail · 40.39462, -76.76887
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spur To Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
- 5.2 miBear left onto Stony Creek Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Spur To Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 5.2 miContinue straight onto Spur To Horseshoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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