AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse Show Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Horse Show Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Taylor Highlands, PA. It climbs 752 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50650, -78.03768
Nearest town Taylor Highlands, PA
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Horse Show Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 620–1,106 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.50650, -78.03768

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.2 miSharp left onto Horse Show Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miReach Horse Show Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-show-road-out-back-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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