State Game Lands Number 156
Horseshoe Sunset Point–Penryn Lake, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Horseshoe Sunset Point–Penryn Lake, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Penryn, PA. The route passes Horseshoe Sunset Point before reaching Penryn Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 596 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horseshoe Sunset Point–Penryn Lake, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 747–1,178 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail · 40.24318, -76.35925
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Horseshoe Sunset Point.
- 300 ftBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Outpost Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pontz Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Creekside Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftPass Penryn Lake.
- 200 ftReach Horseshoe Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pontz Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Outpost Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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