State Game Lands Number 156
Horseshoe Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Horseshoe Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Penryn, PA. It climbs 838 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horseshoe Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 533–980 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 156
Trailhead: 40.22838, -76.36988
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point–Horseshoe Sunset Point, 4 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft
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