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.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 1,319 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spur To Horseshoe Trail 40.39462, -76.76887
Nearest town Ritzie Village, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Spur To Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
  3. 5.2 miBear left onto Stony Creek Rail Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Spur To Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  6. 5.2 miContinue straight onto Spur To Horseshoe Trail, heading SE.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead