Best Hiking Areas Near Akron, PA [Ranked by Locals]
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Lancaster, PA has to offer.
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Top Hiking Areas
Near Akron, PA
The
Hiking Areas
below are listed according to our rankings, starting with the highest-ranked Hiking Areas
first.
Overlook Park
4.6
(1,370 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Great place to ride bikes, and you can stop at the playgrounds, and hit up Duck Donuts or Norito nearby right off the trails!" - Bryan B....
Speedwell Forge County Park
4.6
(155 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Nice November hike with fairly well marked trail and some elevation change. Parking is available at the trail head and saw other vehicles along another entry point along a field on side road. Only came across a few people so it was quiet." - Amy M....
Millport Conservancy
4.7
(56 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Natural lovely day in this beautiful place shared by the Millport Conservancy. Step lightly and LOOK!" - Beverly M....
Hammer Creek Rocks
4.6
(60 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Beautiful place. Rocks are right at the beginning. If you take the trail further into the forest after a while you will encounter logging which is a bit of a downside. There is also a trail that goes along the creek." - Llamaking88...
Calvin G. High Pavilion
4.4
(22 Reviews)
Featured review:
"It was really neat, live reindeer named Twinkle and her baby Star they were the cutest definitely the kids loved them the most, there was also a huge ornament full of Christmas lights where families could take really nice pictures. Ice sculpting was fun to watch," - SenSaSion R....
Manheim Twp Parks & Recreation
4.1
(35 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Solid little playground. Pretty good slides and swings, especially given the small size of the playground. It’s a well designed, fun playground with a unique look. It’s go a fun hide-and-seek kinda activity that my kids loved. At the time of writing this review it is in a better maintained stat...
Millstone Trailhead
4.9
(8 Reviews)
Featured review:
"The Millstone Trail is a nice, moderate hike up to a beautiful lookout. There is also, of course, the large millstone at the top of the hill. Don't try lifting it(or do... But it certainly isn't going anywhere without a lot more motivation). The trail loops down to another part of the road, but I n...
Middle Creek Conservation Trail Loop
5
(3 Reviews)
Featured review:
"This was a lovely trail though very short. There is bird watching that you can pay .25 for. It’s a unique area and not very populated. There were wheelchair friendly picnic benches and a pavilion. Would be a nice place for a picnic! Seeing the lake was very nice and it’s a beautiful view. I’d...
Elder’s Run Trail
5
(2 Reviews)
Featured review:
"Gets your heart pumping but a great hike!!" - Tara L....
