60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg

Matt Willen is a writer, explorer, and photographer. He spends much of his time exploring little-known and remote places around the globe, most recently in areas above 50 degrees north latitude and below 50 degrees south. Matt is also the author of The Best in Tent Camping: Pennsylvania (Menasha Ridge Press). When he isn’t on the road, he can be found messing around with his two sons, Jackson and Ian, or playing music. He lives just outside of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Overview Map

Overview Map Key

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Foreword

About the Author

Preface

60 Hikes by Category

Introduction

NORTHEAST




Appalachian Trail: Sand Spring Loop
Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
Bullfrog Valley Pond to Shank Park
Clarks Ferry Loop
Cold Spring and Rausch Gap Loop
Jonathan Eshenour Memorial Trail: Bullfrog Valley Pond to Western Terminus
Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area Loop
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area: Conservation Trail Loop
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area: Middle Creek and Elders Run Loop
Ned Smith Center
Rattling Run Town Site
Rausch Gap via Gold Mine Trail
State Game Land 156
Stony Mountain from the North
Stony Mountain from the South
Swatara State Park: Rail-Trail/Bear Hole Loop
Table Rock and Peters Mountain
Weiser State Forest: Greenland Road
Weiser State Forest: Haldeman Tract
Wildwood Lake Loop
Yellow Springs Loop Hike

NORTHWEST






Cove Mountain and Hawk Rock Loop
Darlington Trail Loop: East
Darlington Trail Loop: West
Flat Rock Overlook
Flat Rock Overlook and Warner Trail Loop
Frank E. Masland Jr. Natural Area Trek
Hemlocks Natural Area Loop
Little Buffalo State Park
Tunnel Trail and Iron Horse Trail Loop

SOUTHEAST






Conewago Trail: Elizabethtown to Old Hershey Road
Clarence Shock Memorial Park
Enola Low Grade Trail
Governor Dick
Kellys Run and Pinnacle Overlook Loop
Lancaster Central Park
Lancaster Junction Recreation Trail
Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail: Lawn to Colebrook
Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail: Mount Gretna to Cornwall
Money Rocks County Park
Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve
Silver Mine Park
Steinman Run Nature Preserve
Susquehannock State Park
Tucquan Glen Nature Preserve

SOUTHWEST






Buck Ridge Trail
Gettysburg National Military Park
Hosack Run
Kings Gap
Mary Ann Furnace Trail
Mount Holly Marsh Preserve
Pinchot Lake
Pole Steeple and Mountain Creek
Rocky Knob
Rocky Ridge County Park
Samuel S. Lewis State Park
Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve
Sunset Rocks
White Rocks and Center Point Knob
William H. Kain County Park

Appendix A: Some Useful Maps and Guides

Appendix B: Local Hiking and Outdoor-Equipment Stores

Appendix C: Hiking Clubs and Nature Preservation/Conservation Organizations

Index

Map Legend