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Breezyview Overlook via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Breezyview Overlook via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Front Street Park near Rowenna, PA. The route reaches Breezyview Overlook at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 276 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 26%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05871, -76.61150
Nearest town Rowenna, PA
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Breezyview Overlook via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 240–465 ft

Out & Back · Front Street Park

Trailhead: 40.05871, -76.61150

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading E.
  3. 4.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Breezyview Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 4.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/breezyview-overlook-out-back

Trail surface

71% paved15% dirt3% grass11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip16%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 1.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 77°62°
Mon 78°59°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 77°67° 17%
Fri 85°67°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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