Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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AT: Annapolis Rock and Black Rock
8.0 mi 12.9 km • 917' Up 279.61 m Up • 917' Down 279.61 m Down
Pulpit Rock and The Pinnacle
8.8 mi 14.2 km • 1,032' Up 314.44 m Up • 1,031' Down 314.29 m Down
Falls Trail
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 1,025' Up 312.42 m Up • 1,024' Down 312 m Down
Maryland Heights Loop
6.8 mi 10.9 km • 1,488' Up 453.64 m Up • 1,488' Down 453.44 m Down
Loudoun Heights Out and Back
6.3 mi 10.1 km • 1,204' Up 366.98 m Up • 1,204' Down 366.93 m Down
Wolf Rock / Chimney Rock Loop
3.6 mi 5.7 km • 710' Up 216.46 m Up • 734' Down 223.87 m Down
Soapstone-Santee-Ridge Loop
8.2 mi 13.1 km • 951' Up 290.01 m Up • 956' Down 291.5 m Down
Thousand Steps to Ledge Quarry
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 968' Up 295.19 m Up • 968' Down 294.91 m Down
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Loop
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 819' Up 249.73 m Up • 819' Down 249.57 m Down
Raven Rocks Out-and-Back
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 1,268' Up 386.56 m Up • 1,271' Down 387.37 m Down
Lake Shore Trail
3.3 mi 5.4 km • 114' Up 34.79 m Up • 113' Down 34.46 m Down
Flat Rock Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 1,313' Up 400.26 m Up • 1,313' Down 400.16 m Down
Pennsylvania Turnpike Abandoned Tunnels
17.6 mi 28.4 km • 2,132' Up 649.82 m Up • 2,131' Down 649.65 m Down
Bear Meadows/Mid State Trail Loop
7.4 mi 11.8 km • 847' Up 258.23 m Up • 846' Down 257.98 m Down
Lake Bernard Frank Loop
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 301' Up 91.76 m Up • 300' Down 91.3 m Down
Triple Entente: Edwin Leid Trail to PennDel Trail to Vaughn's Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 342' Up 104.1 m Up • 346' Down 105.42 m Down
Appalachian Trail: South Mountain
13.4 mi 21.6 km • 1,679' Up 511.61 m Up • 2,303' Down 702.06 m Down
Dark Woods / Big Mountain Loop
4.0 mi 6.5 km • 310' Up 94.45 m Up • 310' Down 94.51 m Down
Sugarloaf Loop
7.6 mi 12.3 km • 1,180' Up 359.67 m Up • 1,187' Down 361.65 m Down
Landenberg Lasso
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 256' Up 77.89 m Up • 259' Down 78.91 m Down
Swamp Forest Trail (Lums Pond)
6.6 mi 10.6 km • 425' Up 129.56 m Up • 422' Down 128.57 m Down
Loch Raven Seminary Scenic Loop
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 459' Up 140 m Up • 460' Down 140.15 m Down
Pleasantville Area Loop
4.9 mi 7.8 km • 419' Up 127.84 m Up • 423' Down 128.87 m Down
Whitely Farm Loop
4.1 mi 6.7 km • 235' Up 71.51 m Up • 235' Down 71.49 m Down
Mid State Trail (MST)
325.1 mi 523.2 km • 45,161' Up 13765 m Up • 44,599' Down 13593.7 m Down
Mason Dixon Trail: Lock 12 Shuttle
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 993' Up 302.63 m Up • 446' Down 136.09 m Down
Pine Lick/Twin Oaks Loop
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 816' Up 248.57 m Up • 820' Down 250.07 m Down