Explore all that Lancaster County, PA has to offer
Lancaster County offers wonderful opportunities for bikers. With its open countryside and farmlands and its rolling terrain, Lancaster offer bikers open and picturesque opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.
Here you will also find a number of trails set a side for bikers and hikers. Horseback Riding Trails, too.
Conestoga Trail
This long trail starts along Route 322 (E. 28th Division Highway) north of the PA Turnpike, crosses over Speedwell Forge north of Lititz, follows Hammer Creek to Akron, then follows Cocalico Creek and the Conestoga River to Lancaster County Park (which hosts a number of trails). From there the Conestoga Trail heads south and west toward Pequea, Holtwood, and the Susquehanna River. (Better pack a lunch!). The Conestoga Trail also passes five covered bridges along the way.
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Enola Low Grade Trail
This trail begins in Atglen (S. Bridge Street just south of Upper Valley Road), runs past Quarryville to the Susquehanna River, then heads north along the river, ending at Wissler's Run near Route 441 south of Washington Boro. Learn more
Ephrata to Warwick Rail Trail
This rail trail begins along Shaeffer Aly in downtown Ephrata, and heads southwest out of Ephrata to join with the Conestoga Trail at Millway Road. It runs north as part of the Conestoga Trail until it breaks off on its own at Picnic Woods Road (near Millway Road), just west of Akron. From there it continues across Newport Road and Clay Road and ends at N. Oak Street in Lititz. The Lititz-Warwick Trailway runs off this trail.
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Horse Shoe Trail
This long trail extends from Valley Forge, past Adamstown and Denver in northen Lancaster County, through Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Mt. Gretna, Colebrook, and between Hershey and Palmyra on its way north to the Appalachian Trail just west of Indiantown Gap. See map
Lancaster County Central Park
Central Park offers nine different trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. The Conestoga Trail runs through Central Park.
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Lancaster Junction Recreation Trail
This trail runs from Champ Road (off Spooky Nook Road) north to the railroad tracks near the intersection of Auction Road and Warehouse Road, just south of Manheim.
Landis Woods Trail
There is a parking lot on the south side of Landis Valley Road just east of Fiddler's Green Road. This trail extends west almost to Landis Woods, and south to Delp Road.
Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
This rail trail begins at Chestnut Street in downtown Lebanon just west of S. 12th Street, runs through Cornwall and Mt. Gretna, and ends at Route 230 near Industrial Road just west of Elizabethtown.
Lititz-Warwick Trailway
This trail starts from the Ephrata to Warwick Rail Trail (east of Lititz near Pebble Creek Drive) and heads north to Newport Road.
Northwest River Trail
This trail begins at Columbia Crossing adjacent to the Route 462 bridge and heads north through Chickies Rock County Park and passes below the Chickies Rock Overlook. From there it follows the Susquehanna River past Marietta and Bainbridge and ends at Collins Road, just off Route 441.
Overlook Park Trails
Overlook Park in Manheim Township is between Lititz Pike and Fruitville Pike, just south of Delp Road. There are a number of hiking and biking paths within the park, along Granite Run Drive, and across Fruitville Pike and long Route 283.
Warwick Township Linear Park Trail
1.2 mile long trail that runs north and south of Newport Road between Furnace Hills Pike and Snyder Hill Road.
