Chickies Rock County Park
Breezyview Overlook via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 59 min
Breezyview Overlook via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Chickies Rock County Park near Columbia, PA. The route reaches Breezyview Overlook at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 316 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Breezyview Overlook via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 59 min
Elevation 248–465 ft
Out & Back · Chickies Rock County Park
Trailhead: 40.03227, -76.50818
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Breezyview Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Northwest Lancaster County River Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Northwest Lancaster County River Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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