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State Game Lands Number 157

North Mountain Horseshoe Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 27 min

North Mountain Horseshoe Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 157 near Bucksville, PA. It climbs 645 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 824 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Top Rock Trail 40.49249, -75.20669
Nearest town Bucksville, PA
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North Mountain Horseshoe Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 497–824 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 157

Trailhead: Top Rock Trail · 40.49249, -75.20669

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Mountain Horseshoe Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miReach North Mountain Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 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/north-mountain-horseshoe-trail-out-back-10-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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