Riverfront Park

Riverfront Park Viewpoint & Concrete Beach via Cameron Parkway

7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Riverfront Park Viewpoint & Concrete Beach via Cameron Parkway is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Park near Paxtang, PA. The route passes Riverfront Park Viewpoint before reaching Concrete Beach at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 345 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25198, -76.83951
Nearest town Paxtang, PA

Directions

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Riverfront Park Viewpoint & Concrete Beach via Cameron Parkway

7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 296–344 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Park

Trailhead: 40.25198, -76.83951

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cameron Parkway, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 1.9 miContinue straight onto South Front Street, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ollie's Way, heading NW.
  5. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Concrete Beach.
  7. 0.2 miReach Riverfront Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto South Front Street, heading SE.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Cameron Parkway, heading NW.
  10. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 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 surface

48% paved8% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity55%
Rained 2.1″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sun 77°61°
Mon 78°59°
Tue 81°56°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 74°68° 25%
Fri 85°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead