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Capital Area Greenbelt

Trail39 km · 24 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Cove Mountain Preserve 7 mi · 12 kmExplore Pennsylvania →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 10–27 °C (50–81 °F)

  1. J3°-5°70
  2. F5°-4°70
  3. M10°0°83
  4. A17°6°84
  5. M22°11°102
  6. J27°17°93
  7. J29°19°104
  8. A28°19°93
  9. S24°15°91
  10. O18°9°83
  11. N11°4°80
  12. D5°-2°80

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
39 km · 24 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest town
At Paxtang (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Pennsylvania
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.2758, -76.8694
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Cove Mountain Preserve

7 mi · 12 km · Pennsylvania

Water Tank Trail

11 mi · 17 km · Pennsylvania

Horse-Shoe Trail

13 mi · 21 km · Pennsylvania

Lakeside Trail

14 mi · 22 km · Pennsylvania

White Rocks Trail

16 mi · 26 km · Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Yellow Springs Trail

17 mi · 27 km · Pennsylvania

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