Family Friendly Hiking Trails
near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![The Paint Branch Trail offers the solitude of a walk in the woods just minutes from Route 1 and Cherry Hill Rd.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7028894_smallMed_1554919505.jpg?cache=1725102888)
Paint Branch Trail
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 19' Up 5.89 m Up • 96' Down 29.17 m Down
![Trolley line #9 looking southwest along boardwalk.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7058662_smallMed_1557865385.jpg?cache=1725103763)
Trolley Line #9 Trail
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 236' Up 71.96 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Kilgore Falls.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017054_smallMed_1554828738.jpg?cache=1725102600)
Kilgore Falls Trail
0.3 mi 0.5 km • 10' Up 3.03 m Up • 44' Down 13.33 m Down
![Great Falls locks (and fugitive waterfall).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7019881_smallMed_1554837315.jpg?cache=1725102651)
Olmsted Island Bridges
0.3 mi 0.4 km • 9' Up 2.65 m Up • 16' Down 5.01 m Down
![Seeger Road](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7053395_smallMed_1555703299.jpg?cache=1725708883)
Alan Seeger Loop Trail
0.8 mi 1.2 km • 25' Up 7.72 m Up • 27' Down 8.29 m Down
![Right off the parking lot](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006554_smallMed_1554320984.jpg?cache=1725707556)
Crow's Foot Trail
2.3 mi 3.6 km • 175' Up 53.3 m Up • 104' Down 31.85 m Down
![White water rapids for squirrels.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7070511_smallMed_1593395842.jpg?cache=1725709440)
Milford Mill Trail
1.1 mi 1.7 km • 57' Up 17.37 m Up • 60' Down 18.3 m Down
![View of Peaceful Pond in fall foliage.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7059093_smallMed_1559143579.jpg?cache=1725103775)
Peaceful Pond Trail
0.4 mi 0.7 km • 9' Up 2.76 m Up • 74' Down 22.58 m Down
Ford Loop Trail
1.6 mi 2.5 km • 79' Up 24.13 m Up • 82' Down 24.98 m Down
![Burnside Bridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7045552_smallMed_1555532811.jpg?cache=1725708634)
Final Attack Trail
1.8 mi 3.0 km • 160' Up 48.78 m Up • 166' Down 50.56 m Down
Junction Trail
0.5 mi 0.8 km • 9' Up 2.75 m Up • 32' Down 9.82 m Down
Quiet Waters Dog Park Loop
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 59' Up 17.85 m Up • 58' Down 17.65 m Down
Whitetail Trail
0.8 mi 1.2 km • 61' Up 18.56 m Up • 104' Down 31.8 m Down
Hook Tram Trail
2.8 mi 4.5 km • 306' Up 93.13 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
!["Two roads diverged in a wood" and the one on the left headed back to Route 1 while the one on the right continued toward the University of Maryland and Lake Artemesia.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7028898_smallMed_1554919514.jpg?cache=1725708122)
Paint Branch Trail Connector
0.3 mi 0.5 km • 0' Up 0.05 m Up • 37' Down 11.25 m Down
![Family walking on the trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7085406_smallMed_1666717610.jpg?cache=1725104575)
Kincora Heron Nature Trail
0.9 mi 1.4 km • 18' Up 5.35 m Up • 19' Down 5.85 m Down
Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
14.6 mi 23.5 km • 179' Up 54.69 m Up • 200' Down 60.94 m Down
![Bumblebees on Milkweed in open field](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7033833_smallMed_1554998817.jpg?cache=1725103030)
Leopold's Preserve
3.9 mi 6.3 km • 244' Up 74.48 m Up • 242' Down 73.87 m Down
![Hiker-biker campground at Cedar Creek Park, near West Newton, Pa.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7046256_smallMed_1555534336.jpg?cache=1725708656)
Great Allegheny Passage
152.4 mi 245.3 km • 3,716' Up 1132.73 m Up • 3,837' Down 1169.47 m Down
River Trail
2.1 mi 3.4 km • 24' Up 7.28 m Up • 30' Down 9.02 m Down
Cross Island Trail
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 46' Up 13.94 m Up • 57' Down 17.47 m Down
![Near start of trail, you cross creek on pile of stable rocks and there was wood lodged on rockpile, no blaze indicates trail goes across creek here](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7065751_smallMed_1577395274.jpg?cache=1725103981)
Rocky Knob Trail - West
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 43' Up 13.17 m Up • 539' Down 164.19 m Down
Black Hill Trail
4.8 mi 7.7 km • 260' Up 79.38 m Up • 152' Down 46.18 m Down
!["Scenic" sections of the trail have been reclaimed by nature](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7049666_smallMed_1555688974.jpg?cache=1725686564)
Greenbury Point Trail
2.0 mi 3.3 km • 30' Up 9.25 m Up • 30' Down 9.17 m Down
![The loop portion is elevated. It is located on a wooded floodplain full of seasonal pools.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026480_smallMed_1554914271.jpg?cache=1725102815)
Cottonwood Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 165' Up 50.43 m Up • 137' Down 41.77 m Down
![Crossing](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7065530_smallMed_1576526528.jpg?cache=1725103973)
Colyer Lake Trail
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 109' Up 33.12 m Up • 114' Down 34.6 m Down
![There is an old bridge that crosses the river.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023167_smallMed_1554844608.jpg?cache=1725685816)
Big Gunpowder South (White Trail)
8.8 mi 14.1 km • 158' Up 48.09 m Up • 295' Down 89.86 m Down