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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.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 1,178 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail 40.24130, -76.37353
Nearest town Miners Village, PA
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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

  1. Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 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/horseshoe-trail-out-back-3-km-8e8f

Trail surface

57% dirt3% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F65°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity51%
Rained 1.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 73°57°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 81°60°
Thu 70°64° 23%
Fri 80°63° 15%

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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