152 official trails lie within 25 miles of Harrisburg — 1,741 miles in total, 95 rated easy and 33 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 1,743 ft; the median trail gains 169 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Gap State Park Trails | 16.9 | 656 ft | Expert | 50 min · 32 mi |
| Boyd Big Tree Preserve Trails | 14.5 | 438 ft | Expert | 20 min · 10 mi |
| Clarence Schock Memorial Park Trails at Governor Dick | 13.8 | 408 ft | Expert | 44 min · 31 mi |
| Rocky Ridge County Park Trails | 19.3 | 320 ft | Expert | 41 min · 27 mi |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 226.3 | 1,743 ft | Expert | 34 min · 17 mi |
| Ned Smith Center Lands and Trails | 7.3 | 843 ft | Expert | 41 min · 25 mi |
| Mount Holly Marsh Preserve Trails | 7.9 | 541 ft | Expert | 44 min · 29 mi |
| Darlington Trail | 11.0 | 742 ft | Expert | 25 min · 15 mi |
| Mason Dixon Trail | 188.2 | 1,095 ft | Expert | 33 min · 17 mi |
| Horse-Shoe Trail | 45.3 | 1,330 ft | Hard | 49 min · 16 mi |
| Swatara State Park Trails | 11.7 | 164 ft | Expert | 40 min · 29 mi |
| Little Buffalo State Park Trails | 9.1 | 268 ft | Expert | 46 min · 30 mi |
| Gifford Pinchot State Park Trails | 21.1 | 163 ft | Hard | 41 min · 21 mi |
| Rattling Run Trail | 5.9 | 1,180 ft | Hard | 1 h 04 min · 19 mi |
| Mason-Dixon Trail | 6.9 | 506 ft | Hard | 56 min · 32 mi |
| Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area Trails | 5.0 | 634 ft | Hard | 38 min · 20 mi |
| Jonathan Eshenour Memorial Trail | 11.9 | 177 ft | Hard | 21 min · 13 mi |
| Capital Area Greenbelt | 24.0 | 249 ft | Moderate | 8 min · 4 mi |
| Heritage Rail Trail County Park | 27.0 | 533 ft | Moderate | 34 min · 24 mi |
| Water Tank Trail | 2.0 | 1,038 ft | Moderate | 56 min · 18 mi |
| Stony Valley Rail-Trail | 19.6 | 427 ft | Moderate | 40 min · 15 mi |
| Lebanon Valley Rail Trail | 14.9 | 330 ft | Moderate | 46 min · 27 mi |
| Lykens Valley Rail Trail | 7.0 | 341 ft | Moderate | 55 min · 33 mi |
| Sand Spring Trail | 1.7 | 956 ft | Moderate | 47 min · 27 mi |
Summits: Clarence Schock Memorial Park Trails at Governor Dick to Governor Dick Hill; Appalachian National Scenic Trail to Bake Oven Knob; Mount Holly Marsh Preserve Trails to Mount Holly; Mason Dixon Trail to Bacon Hill
Lakes: Mount Holly Marsh Preserve Trails to Mount Holly Springs Lake; Mason Dixon Trail to Plum Creek Pond; Little Buffalo State Park Trails to Little Buffalo Lake; Gifford Pinchot State Park Trails to Pinchot Lake
Viewpoints: Kings Gap State Park Trails to Scenic Vista; Rocky Ridge County Park Trails to South Observation Deck; Mason Dixon Trail to Highpoint Scenic Vista; Mason-Dixon Trail to The Overlook at Schull's Rock
Mountain passes: Appalachian National Scenic Trail to Swatara Gap; Darlington Trail to Heckert Gap; Mason Dixon Trail to Susquehanna Point; Horse-Shoe Trail to Manada Gap
Rock formations: Appalachian National Scenic Trail to Pulpit Rock; Mason Dixon Trail to Balanced Rock; Gifford Pinchot State Park Trails to Balanced Rock
Springs: Appalachian National Scenic Trail to Whisky Spring; Mason Dixon Trail to Whisky Spring; LeTort Spring Run and Nature Trail to Letort Spring; LeTort Spring Run Nature Trail to Letort Spring
Nearby towns: York (23 mi) · Lebanon (25 mi) · Lancaster (35 mi) · Gettysburg (36 mi)
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