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3.4 miles - From the gate adjacent to the shooting range off of Laurel Drive, travel a 3.4 mile loop and return to the original starting point.

 

To access the Horseshoe Trail from St Peters Village, park in the parking area at the north end of the village. Crossing the cement bridge from the parking area provides access to the connecting trail. Follow the blue blazed trail with a yellow dot to the left at the trail head to access the yellow blazed Horseshoe Trail.

 

0.4 mile - Fox Road Spur approximately .4 mile from Game Commission parking lot off of Fox Road. Access to Horseshoe Trail.

 

1.4 miles - Elder's Run Trail: 1.4 miles, intersecting with and running perpendicular to Horseshoe Trail. This is a gated Pennsylvania Game Commission access road with solid bed. Parking lots located at each end.

 

9 miles - Horseshoe Trail: Nine miles, running primarily along Furnace Hills ridge line through State Game Lands 46. This is merely a trail, not drivable with vehicle along most of route. It does coincide with Game Commission access road on one portion, either side of intersection with Elder's Run Trail.

 

2 miles - Starting at a parking lot on Twp. Route 888, proceeding in an easterly direction to a fork-right-hand road to turnaround; left-hand fork, proceeding easterly and ending at a turnaround adjacent to turnpike.

 

1.5 miles - The Game Commission service road beginning at the gate east of Camp Strause and traveling east for 1.5 miles where the designated route ends at the intersection of township road T-639 in Bethel Twp., Berks County.

 

4.1 miles - Beginning at the Game Commission service road (known as the old tram grade) off of Old State Road, southeast of Swatara Gap, traveling east for 4.1 miles to the junction with the Camp Strause service road.

 

8.5 miles - There are two access points to the trail. Designated parking areas are located along Rockland Drive, Orwigsburg and off RT 61N at the Port Clinton Fire Tower. The main trail/road is 3.7 miles long from parking area to parking area. There are two designated side trails that branch off of the main trail. The first side trail is .6 miles from the Rockland Drive parking area and will branch off to the right continuing 2.6 miles before joining back onto the main trail at a four way intersection. The second side trail will be 1.7 miles from Rockland Drive parking area and will branch off to the left and continue 2.2 miles before joining back onto the main trail at the same four way intersection. If accessing from the Port Clinton Fire Tower parking area travel 1 mile to the four way intersection and both side trails can be accessed. The trail to the left goes 2.6 miles and joins back onto the main trail. The trail to the right goes 2.2 miles and joins back onto the main trail.

 

11 miles - Starting at the Game Commission parking area on Route 183, travel east on the road. This road can be used to get to a Game Commission parking area on Forge Dam Road or a second parking area on Mountain Road. There is also a small section of designated route that leads to the Auburn lookout.

 

0.5 mile - Beginning at the Game Commission parking lot adjacent to Route 117 and traveling SSW to the junction with General Biddle Road (Horseshoe Trail). This road is otherwise known as Fisher Hill Road.

 

4.4 miles - The Game Commission service road beginning at the parking lot adjacent to Route 117 and traveling in a southerly direction to Baumgardner Road and then onto Military Road, past the Cavalry Dam for approximately 0.9 mile. The route then crosses Route 241, crosses the RR Grade (Rails to Trails) and becomes General Biddle Road, initially heading in a SSE direction and turning 90º where it goes for some 3.5 miles to a parking lot on Pinch Road south of the town of Mt. Gretna. This designated route is also known as the Horseshoe Trail.

 

2 miles - Beginning at the Game Commission parking lot adjacent to Route 117, following the service road (otherwise known as Boy Scout Road) and including the access loop leading to the Rails to Trails trail northeast of Lake Duffy.

 

1.2 miles - Beginning at the Game Commission parking lot adjacent to Lawn Hill Road and following the service road (also known as Cherry Hill Road) for approximately 1.2 miles to the parking lot adjacent to Route 117.

 

7 miles - From the first parking area off of Dead End Road, travel 5 miles west to the intersection of another road. At the intersection, turn to the right and travel east for 2 miles to the parking area adjacent to the Cornwall Lookout Tower.

 

1.2 miles - From the parking area off of Sawmill Road, follow the dirt road to the rifle range. After traveling .5 miles, turn to the left by the gate. The road continues for approximately another .7 miles. The route ends at this point.

 

This route starts at the Game Commission parking area on Kistler Road approximately .2 miles from the intersection of Kistler Road and Warden Road. The route starts at the gate in the parking area. Travel past the gate and up the hill for approximately .3 miles. The route then turns to the left and travels for another .8 miles to a wooden gate on Scherers Road. Total length of the route is 1.1 miles.

 

1.4 miles - Beginning at a gate adjacent to State Route 4013 on top of Broad Mountain and traveling west for approximately 1.4 miles on a road known as Luke's Trail. This route continues on DCNR's Weiser State Forest.

 

6.3 miles - Beginning at the Game Commission parking area adjacent to SR 4013 traveling the road (This is known as Greenland Road) east for 5.8 miles to the gate at the east end of the Game Lands continuing onto a connecting trail on DCNR's Weiser State Forest. Two additional spurs off of the eastern end of Greenland Road also connect to riding trails on DCNR's Weiser State Forest. These spurs are called Red Hill Road and Chestnut Road and cover approximately 0.5 mile.

 

20 miles - Beginning at the Game Commission parking lot and gate on the old RR grade and traveling east for approximately 17 miles to the gate and parking lot adjacent to Gold Mine Road. Beginning on the east side of Gold Mine Road and travelling east for approximately 2.25 miles to the gate for the Lebanon Water Authority.

 

1.2 miles - Beginning at the game lands boundary where it intersects with Cold Spring Road traveling north for approximately 1.2 miles to the junction with the old RR grade.

 

9 miles - Beginning at the gate on the north side of the old RR grade on a Game Commission service road and traveling first NW and then NE, up the south face of Third Mountain to the summit and traveling east on Rattling Run Road and continuing to the Appalachian Trail. This route is part of the Horseshoe Trail. Riders may also turn south and continue on Rattling Run Road past the Kabob Hiking Club monument to the old RR grade. Riders may also take a spur route to the fire tower and back along the same route to Rattling Run Road.

 

5 miles - Beginning at a Game Commission parking lot adjacent to Route 443 and traveling north to junction with the Horseshoe Trail and either continuing NW on the Horseshoe Trail and on to it's junction with the old RR grade, or turning right, or east, and following the Horseshoe Trail to the game lands boundary.

 

1 mile- From the gate at the Game Commission parking area on the south side Game Farm Road near Hockel Road and travelling 1 mile along Game Commission access road. The designated route ends at the intersection of the access road and Pheasant Road.

 

2.5 miles - Beginning at a Game Commission Parking Lot adjacent to Roundtop Road (SR 2005) on a Game Commission service road traveling east and then looping back west to a gate adjacent to Schoolhouse Lane.

 

4 miles - Starting at the Game Commission parking area off of Dairy Road and traveling west to the Game Commission parking area off of State Route 309.