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Lancaster County Central Park

Equestrian Trail

2 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 45 min

Equestrian Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lancaster County Central Park near Sunnyside, PA. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 397 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Equestrian Trail 40.02040, -76.27850
Nearest town Sunnyside, PA
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Equestrian Trail

2 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 45 min

Elevation 252–398 ft

Out & Back · Lancaster County Central Park

Trailhead: Equestrian Trail · 40.02040, -76.27850

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 68° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Scout Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left onto CTS Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Scout Trail, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miArrive 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/equestrian-trail-out-back-3-km-812c

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F68°
Precip15%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 2″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun 78°61°
Mon 78°59°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 85°62°
Thu 79°67° 27%
Fri 83°66° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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