State Game Lands Number 156
Horseshoe Sunset Point via Horseshoe Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Horseshoe Sunset Point via Horseshoe Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Penryn, PA. The route reaches Horseshoe Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 676 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horseshoe Sunset Point via Horseshoe Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 586–1,178 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: 40.23010, -76.36486
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Horseshoe Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horseshoe Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft
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