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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)
- J3°-5°88
- F5°-4°82
- M10°0°106
- A16°5°109
- M22°11°116
- J26°16°120
- J29°19°134
- A28°18°112
- S24°14°126
- O17°8°110
- N11°3°100
- D5°-2°106
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 46 km (29 mi) long, Horse-Shoe Trail is a trail in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It lies about 7.0 km northwest of Chester Springs. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 46 km · 29 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- State agency
- Data from
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Designation
- National Recreation Trail
- Place
- Horse-Shoe (grouped by trail name)
- Nearest town
- 7.0 km NW of Chester Springs (Chester County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 40.1431, -75.6714
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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