East Loop Trail

East Loop Trail: 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 East Loop Trail

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 East Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.36017, -76.85597. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near East Loop Trail

• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~1 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~10 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~13 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~13 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~14 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of East Loop Trail

Other treks near East Loop Trail

• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~40 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~69 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~76 km · Must-see
• Horse-Shoe Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~91 km · Must-see
• Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~107 km · Must-see
• Standing Stone Trail · trek · Huntingdon · ~107 km · Must-see
• Schuylkill River Trail · trek · Berks · ~123 km · Must-see
• Ma and Pa Trail · trek · Harford · ~126 km · Must-see

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