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.
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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
- Start on Cameron Parkway, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto South Front Street, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ollie's Way, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Concrete Beach.
- 0.2 miReach Riverfront Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto South Front Street, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cameron Parkway, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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