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River Front Park

Northwest Lancaster County River Viewpoint via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Northwest Lancaster County River Viewpoint via Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in River Front Park near Rowenna, PA. The route reaches Northwest Lancaster County River Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 279 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

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

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 244–278 ft

Out & Back · River Front 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 left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Lancaster County River Trail, heading NW.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftReach Northwest Lancaster County River Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 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/northwest-lancaster-county-river-viewpoint-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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