Family Friendly Hiking Trails
near Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
Dillsburg, 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=1719047613)
Paint Branch Trail
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 19' Up 5.89 m Up • 96' Down 29.17 m Down
![Kilgore Falls.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017054_smallMed_1554828738.jpg?cache=1719047218)
Kilgore Falls Trail
0.3 mi 0.5 km • 10' Up 3.03 m Up • 44' Down 13.33 m Down
![Trolley line #9 looking southwest along boardwalk.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7058662_smallMed_1557865385.jpg?cache=1719041269)
Trolley Line #9 Trail
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 236' Up 71.96 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Great Falls locks (and fugitive waterfall).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7019881_smallMed_1554837315.jpg?cache=1719047290)
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=1719660528)
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=1719644656)
Crow's Foot Trail
2.3 mi 3.6 km • 175' Up 53.3 m Up • 104' Down 31.85 m Down
![The Parker Dam Hollywood Sign](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7071347_smallMed_1595819179.jpg?cache=1719661101)
Quehanna Trail
75.4 mi 121.3 km • 8,801' Up 2682.61 m Up • 8,809' Down 2685.03 m Down
![White water rapids for squirrels.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7070511_smallMed_1593395842.jpg?cache=1719646442)
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=1719041281)
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=1719660283)
Final Attack Trail
1.8 mi 3.0 km • 160' Up 48.78 m Up • 166' Down 50.56 m Down
![The trail from the woods to the meadow at Crow's Nest Preserve.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011517_smallMed_1554559531.jpg?cache=1719659364)
Chief's Grove Trail
1.0 mi 1.5 km • 112' Up 34.17 m Up • 36' Down 11 m Down
Junction Trail
0.5 mi 0.8 km • 9' Up 2.75 m Up • 32' Down 9.82 m Down
Whitetail Trail
0.8 mi 1.2 km • 61' Up 18.56 m Up • 104' Down 31.8 m Down
Blue Trail
0.6 mi 1.0 km • 39' Up 11.82 m Up • 14' Down 4.31 m Down
Hook Tram Trail
2.8 mi 4.5 km • 306' Up 93.13 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
Red Trail
1.1 mi 1.7 km • 64' Up 19.36 m Up • 143' Down 43.51 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=1719659775)
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=1719661523)
Kincora Heron Nature Trail
0.9 mi 1.4 km • 18' Up 5.35 m Up • 19' Down 5.85 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=1719034470)
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=1719048449)
Greenbury Point Trail
2.0 mi 3.3 km • 30' Up 9.25 m Up • 30' Down 9.17 m Down
![Crossing](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7065530_smallMed_1576526528.jpg?cache=1719034463)
Colyer Lake Trail
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 109' Up 33.12 m Up • 114' Down 34.6 m Down