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State Game Lands Number 157

North Mountain Horseshoe Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 56 min

North Mountain Horseshoe Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 157 near Applebachsville, PA. It climbs 392 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 824 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49078, -75.23854
Nearest town Applebachsville, PA
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North Mountain Horseshoe Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 568–824 ft

Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 157

Trailhead: 40.49078, -75.23854

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 2 miTurn left onto North Mountain Horseshoe Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miReach North Mountain Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.9 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-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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