Mt. Misery Trail via Horse-Shoe Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Valley Forge, PA. It climbs 448 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10219, -75.46461
Nearest town Valley Forge, PA
Directions
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Mt. Misery Trail via Horse-Shoe Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 57 min
Elevation 75–523 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: 40.10219, -75.46461
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 646 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Owen Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mt. Misery Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt17% gravel28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 646 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 418 ft
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