State Game Lands Number 156
Horseshoe Trail
2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 50 min
Horseshoe Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Miners Village, PA. It climbs 337 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horseshoe Trail
2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 50 min
Elevation 813–1,178 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail · 40.24130, -76.37353
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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