Chickies Rock County Park
Breezyview Overlook & Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Breezyview Overlook & Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Chickies Rock County Park near Chickies, PA. The route reaches Breezyview Overlook at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 276 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Breezyview Overlook & Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 240–465 ft
Out & Back · Chickies Rock County Park
Trailhead: Northwest Lancaster County River Trail · 40.05798, -76.53141
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Breezyview Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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