Horseshoe Falls is a 5-foot cascade on the South Branch Pike River in Marinette County, Wisconsin, dropping in a single step. It sits in the county forest east of Dunbar, in the same cluster of Pike River falls as Twelve Foot and Eighteen Foot Falls.
The falls
Lidar data indicates a gradual cascade dropping about 5 feet in one step, not yet confirmed on the ground. The Town of Goodman names Horseshoe Falls on the South Branch among the more scenic spots on the Pike. This is a different feature from the Horseshoe rapid on the lower Pike River downstream.
Getting there
From Twelve Foot Falls Road, take Forest Road 510 to a small parking area, with a walking trail from there to the river. The walk is short but runs over rough terrain.
When to go
County and town pages give no seasonal guidance for this falls.
On site
Expect uneven footing on the path, which runs over rough ground. The falls lie within the Marinette County Forest.
Nearby
The North Branch Pike River falls are close by: Eightfoot Falls about 2.1 miles away, Twelvefoot Falls, home to a Marinette County park, about 2.3 miles, and Eighteenfoot Falls about 2.7 miles. Eighteen Foot Falls also requires a short hike over rough ground.
Distances are straight-line.