State Game Lands Number 156
State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point–Horseshoe Sunset Point, 4 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 4 hr 24 min
State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point–Horseshoe Sunset Point, 4 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 156 near Penryn, PA. The route passes Horseshoe Sunset Point and State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point. It climbs 1,469 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point–Horseshoe Sunset Point, 4 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 453–1,178 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.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Horseshoe Sunset Point.
- 0.7 miPass State Game Lands Number 156 Sunset Point.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 3.7 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horseshoe Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 838 ft
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