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York County Heritage Rail Trail

Regional route44 km · 27 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Highland 7 mi · 12 kmExplore Pennsylvania →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J3°-4°82
  2. F6°-3°81
  3. M10°0°100
  4. A16°6°98
  5. M22°11°115
  6. J26°16°100
  7. J29°19°115
  8. A28°18°98
  9. S24°15°114
  10. O17°9°100
  11. N12°4°92
  12. D5°-2°93

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.

About this trail

York County Heritage Rail Trail is a regional hiking route in Pennsylvania, United States of America, about 44 km (27 mi) in length. It lies about 1.9 km south of New Freedom. It connects with Heritage Rail Trail County Park.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
44 km · 27 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.9 km S of New Freedom (York County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
Connects to
Heritage Rail Trail County Park (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Pennsylvania
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
YCH
Operator (OSM)
York County
Route centre
39.8723, -76.7377
Route start
39.7210, -76.6979
OpenStreetMap
relation 20102401
Wikidata
Q8055425
Official info
yorkcountytrails.org/trails/heritage-rail-trail-
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 start

Highland

7 mi · 12 km · Maryland

Gunpowder South

7 mi · 12 km · Maryland

Panther

8 mi · 14 km · Maryland

Connecting

16 mi · 26 km · Maryland

Cross

16 mi · 26 km · Maryland

Mason-Dixon Trail

19 mi · 31 km · Appalachian National Scenic Trail

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