Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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![The overlook at Annapolis Rock.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7007927_smallMed_1554323857.jpg?cache=1725102400)
AT: Annapolis Rock and Black Rock
8.0 mi 12.9 km • 917' Up 279.61 m Up • 917' Down 279.61 m Down
![View from the Pinnacle. Looking southeast over the Pennsylvannia farm country. A rain/hail storm had just passed through (Nov).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7049339_smallMed_1555541178.jpg?cache=1725103486)
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
![Majestic waterfall](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7053653_smallMed_1555703861.jpg?cache=1725103616)
Falls Trail
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 1,025' Up 312.42 m Up • 1,024' Down 312 m Down
![The ruins of a C&O Canal Lockhouse stand outside of Harper's Ferry.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026419_smallMed_1554914167.jpg?cache=1725708041)
Maryland Heights Loop
6.8 mi 10.9 km • 1,488' Up 453.64 m Up • 1,488' Down 453.44 m Down
![view of the rivers](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7067784_smallMed_1583796072.jpg?cache=1725709348)
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
![Signage at Vistor Center Trailhead.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7025109_smallMed_1554848346.jpg?cache=1725102775)
Wolf Rock / Chimney Rock Loop
3.6 mi 5.7 km • 710' Up 216.46 m Up • 734' Down 223.87 m Down
![Cascade Falls Trail, Patapsco Valley State Park, Elkridge, Maryland (USA)](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7069357_smallMed_1586286470.jpg?cache=1725709402)
Soapstone-Santee-Ridge Loop
8.2 mi 13.1 km • 951' Up 290.01 m Up • 956' Down 291.5 m Down
![A view from the Mapleton overlook.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7093824_smallMed_1698115743.jpg?cache=1725710020)
Thousand Steps to Ledge Quarry
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 968' Up 295.19 m Up • 968' Down 294.91 m Down
![This is on the Golden Eagle/Skyline Trail. This is the first spot on the upper east side about a half mile after you get on the Skyline Trail that includes big boulders you must scramble over.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7033244_smallMed_1554997545.jpg?cache=1725103013)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Loop
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 819' Up 249.73 m Up • 819' Down 249.57 m Down
![Mid November view of the Raven Rocks Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7065256_smallMed_1575422263.jpg?cache=1725709258)
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
![Seneca Fall Reflections.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004863_smallMed_1554310944.jpg?cache=1725102308)
Lake Shore Trail
3.3 mi 5.4 km • 114' Up 34.79 m Up • 113' Down 34.46 m Down
![The Flat Rock Trail delivers a bird's eye view of the cumberland valley that's worth the climb.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7032192_smallMed_1554932661.jpg?cache=1725102984)
Flat Rock Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 1,313' Up 400.26 m Up • 1,313' Down 400.16 m Down
![Exiting the tunnel](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7036001_smallMed_1555021347.jpg?cache=1725103092)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Abandoned Tunnels
17.6 mi 28.4 km • 2,132' Up 649.82 m Up • 2,131' Down 649.65 m Down
![Indian Wells Vista](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7053358_smallMed_1555703217.jpg?cache=1725103607)
Bear Meadows/Mid State Trail Loop
7.4 mi 11.8 km • 847' Up 258.23 m Up • 846' Down 257.98 m Down
![View of reservoir tower](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006712_smallMed_1554321317.jpg?cache=1725102364)
Lake Bernard Frank Loop
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 301' Up 91.76 m Up • 300' Down 91.3 m Down
![Looking down London Tract Rd, turning right on Vaughn's Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7085755_smallMed_1671650610.jpg?cache=1725104585)
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
![Follow the white Blazes!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023875_smallMed_1554845815.jpg?cache=1725707962)
Appalachian Trail: South Mountain
13.4 mi 21.6 km • 1,679' Up 511.61 m Up • 2,303' Down 702.06 m Down
![An ascent along the Big Mountain Trail is not without its share of leaf-covered rocks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031324_smallMed_1554929543.jpg?cache=1725102959)
Dark Woods / Big Mountain Loop
4.0 mi 6.5 km • 310' Up 94.45 m Up • 310' Down 94.51 m Down
![Walking along the Penndel Trail on Winter Solstice.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7085754_smallMed_1671649383.jpg?cache=1725104585)
Landenberg Lasso
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 256' Up 77.89 m Up • 259' Down 78.91 m Down
![Lums Pond State Park](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7051072_smallMed_1555692034.jpg?cache=1725103540)
Swamp Forest Trail (Lums Pond)
6.6 mi 10.6 km • 425' Up 129.56 m Up • 422' Down 128.57 m Down
![LOVE is on the trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031142_smallMed_1554929180.jpg?cache=1725102954)
Loch Raven Seminary Scenic Loop
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 459' Up 140 m Up • 460' Down 140.15 m Down
![The Pucker Up section of the Rusty Trombone Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7039304_smallMed_1555091103.jpg?cache=1725103191)
Pleasantville Area Loop
4.9 mi 7.8 km • 419' Up 127.84 m Up • 423' Down 128.87 m Down
![Whitely Farms singletrack.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7025203_smallMed_1554911739.jpg?cache=1725708004)
Whitely Farm Loop
4.1 mi 6.7 km • 235' Up 71.51 m Up • 235' Down 71.49 m Down
![Sugarloaf Mtn Saturday](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7064378_smallMed_1573074190.jpg?cache=1725103934)
Sugarloaf Loop
7.6 mi 12.3 km • 1,180' Up 359.67 m Up • 1,187' Down 361.65 m Down
![Indian Wells Vista](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7053358_smallMed_1555703217.jpg?cache=1725708882)
Mid State Trail (MST)
325.1 mi 523.2 km • 45,161' Up 13765 m Up • 44,599' Down 13593.7 m Down
![A short bamboo tunnel.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024825_smallMed_1554847722.jpg?cache=1725102766)
Mason Dixon Trail: Lock 12 Shuttle
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 993' Up 302.63 m Up • 446' Down 136.09 m Down
![A view of 15 Mile Creek from Pine Lick Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7068950_smallMed_1585875365.jpg?cache=1725709389)
Pine Lick/Twin Oaks Loop
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 816' Up 248.57 m Up • 820' Down 250.07 m Down