Horse Shoe Trail
The Horse-Shoe Trail is a 140-mile (230 km) trail that runs from the western edge of Valley Forge National Historical Park westward toward Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It ends about 15 miles northeast of Harrisburg at the Appalachian Trail.
The trail was developed for equestrian and pedestrian use, according to the Horse-Shoe Trail Club guide (see below), hence the name (horse + shoe).
Read more about Horse Shoe Trail: Trail Junctions, Minor Connecting Trails, Points of Interest, Horse-Shoe Trail Club
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)