Trough Creek Wild Area
The Barrens–Horse Knob Fire Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 3 hr 44 min
The Barrens–Horse Knob Fire Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Trough Creek Wild Area near Paradise Furnace, PA. The route reaches The Barrens at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 946 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Barrens–Horse Knob Fire Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,389–1,973 ft
Out & Back · Trough Creek Wild Area
Trailhead: Horse Knob Fire Trail · 40.33520, -78.11670
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse Knob Fire Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Horsefly Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach The Barrens, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Horse Knob Fire Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 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 2.0 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Horse Knob Fire Trail Trailhead
- Brook Trail & Horse Knob Fire Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 807 ft
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