Blue Loop

Blue Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blue Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Blue Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.32152, -75.91349. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Loop

• Frederick Lauer Monument · fort · Berks · ~2 km · Must-see
• Reading Public Museum · museum · Berks · ~4 km · Must-see
• Antietam Lake · lake · Berks · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Berks · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mid-Atlantic Air Museum · museum · Berks · ~10 km · Must-see
• Oley Township Volunteer Park · viewpoint · Berks · ~18 km · Must-see
• French Creek State Park · sanctuary · Berks · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Marsh Lake · lake · Berks · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ontelaunee Reservoir · lake · Berks · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · park · Berks · ~23 km · Must-see
• Schuylkill River Trail · trek · Berks · ~23 km · Must-see
• Robesonia Furnace Historic District · fort · Berks · ~24 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Berks · ~29 km · Must-see
• Welkinweir · park · Chester · ~34 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ephrata Cloister · museum · Lancaster · ~35 km · Must-see
• New Holland Machine Company · church · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Loop

Other treks near Blue Loop

• Schuylkill River Trail · trek · Berks · ~23 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chester Valley Trail · trek · Chester · ~57 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~84 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~108 km · Must-see
• Ma and Pa Trail · trek · Harford · ~120 km · Must-see
• Stony Brook Trail · trek · Mercer · ~120 km · Must-see

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