Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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![Maryland Heights overlook](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006884_smallMed_1554321683.jpg?cache=1725102369)
Overlook Cliff Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 692' Up 210.97 m Up • 335' Down 102 m Down
![Following along the river](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7052699_smallMed_1555696897.jpg?cache=1725708861)
Trexler Border Trail
9.1 mi 14.7 km • 1,114' Up 339.41 m Up • 1,127' Down 343.55 m Down
![The mighty Potomac River.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7000952_smallMed_1554168201.jpg?cache=1725102197)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath
191.9 mi 308.8 km • 952' Up 290.05 m Up • 361' Down 110.05 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
![View from intersection of Drivers Road East and the Wood Marr trails, looking at the railroad and the Patapsco Thru Trail Woodstock section across the river.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7059854_smallMed_1561569122.jpg?cache=1725709085)
Wood Marr
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 344' Up 104.85 m Up • 360' Down 109.87 m Down
![Beer tap loop.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7061194_smallMed_1564094698.jpg?cache=1725103840)
Tussey Mountain Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 399' Up 121.6 m Up • 256' Down 78.04 m Down
![Elkhorn Lake.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7043257_smallMed_1555107908.jpg?cache=1725708563)
Patuxent Branch Trail
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 89' Up 27.21 m Up • 126' Down 38.39 m Down
![Trailhead](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7054189_smallMed_1555704961.jpg?cache=1725103632)
W&OD Trail
46.3 mi 74.5 km • 1,528' Up 465.87 m Up • 1,023' Down 311.88 m Down
![Stone steps leading up mountain.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7043252_smallMed_1555107897.jpg?cache=1725708562)
Thousand Steps Trail
0.5 mi 0.8 km • 767' Up 233.93 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Intersection with Appalachian Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7067370_smallMed_1582663703.jpg?cache=1725694354)
AT: Cumberland Valley A.T. Club (PA)
17.8 mi 28.7 km • 1,256' Up 382.86 m Up • 1,310' Down 399.43 m Down
![Wood bridge is a sign to entry or exit.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7083111_smallMed_1652103335.jpg?cache=1725104506)
Chestnut Hill Trail
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 512' Up 156.1 m Up • 434' Down 132.39 m Down
![King and Queen Seat.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008779_smallMed_1554395147.jpg?cache=1725102422)
White Trail
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 411' Up 125.15 m Up • 416' Down 126.78 m Down
![Bombing over the rocks at during the Rothrock Trail Race](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005079_smallMed_1554311402.jpg?cache=1725699963)
Lonberger Path
3.3 mi 5.4 km • 546' Up 166.38 m Up • 31' Down 9.51 m Down
![Creek you'll see along the trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7073654_smallMed_1601991711.jpg?cache=1725104224)
Conestoga Trail
13.6 mi 21.9 km • 2,552' Up 777.89 m Up • 2,465' Down 751.32 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
![Indian Wells Vista](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7053358_smallMed_1555703217.jpg?cache=1725708882)
MST - Section 8
15.1 mi 24.2 km • 1,585' Up 482.99 m Up • 2,341' Down 713.39 m Down
![Sugarloaf Mtn Saturday](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7064378_smallMed_1573074190.jpg?cache=1725103934)
Red Trail (Monadnock Trail)
0.2 mi 0.4 km • 0' Up 0 m Up • 156' Down 47.41 m Down
Pomeroy Newark National Recreation Trail
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 102' Up 31.02 m Up • 96' Down 29.36 m Down
Mule Skinner Loop Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 71' Up 21.69 m Up • 73' Down 22.33 m Down
Browning Run Trail
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 139' Up 42.33 m Up • 338' Down 103.03 m Down
The Connector Trail
3.2 mi 5.1 km • 480' Up 146.37 m Up • 193' Down 58.72 m Down
Hard Cider Trail
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 118' Up 35.97 m Up • 37' Down 11.36 m Down
Bennett Ridge Trail
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 20' Up 6.15 m Up • 231' Down 70.38 m Down
Little Cherry Run Trail
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 259' Up 79.02 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![This is the upper gate into South Park.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7037615_smallMed_1555086404.jpg?cache=1725103140)
South Park Trail
3.2 mi 5.1 km • 196' Up 59.85 m Up • 206' Down 62.73 m Down
Snow Goose Trail
2.1 mi 3.3 km • 303' Up 92.27 m Up • 295' Down 89.8 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