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Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Front Street Park near Accomac, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 262 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Lancaster County River Trail 40.05333, -76.56822
Nearest town Accomac, PA
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Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 241–264 ft

Out & Back · Front Street Park

Trailhead: Northwest Lancaster County River Trail · 40.05333, -76.56822

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 76°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miReach Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 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/northwest-lancaster-county-river-trail-out-back-6-km-182b

Trail surface

66% paved31% dirt2% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity80%
Rained 1.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Tue 80°57°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 85°65° 56%
Fri 79°60° 25%
Sat 82°64°
Sun 81°64°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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