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Running trails in Hanover, PA

Hanover has 8 trails in the directory — 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 1 with a stated distance, and 2 open 24 hours. Every one post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 395 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.

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Mary Ann Furnace Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 171 reviews

Hanover, PA

2.2 miLoopMixedScenic

Beginner-friendly, scenic hiking trails featuring creek access, campsites, picnic tables and wetlands.

West Manheim Township Recreation Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 103 reviews

Hanover, PA

ScenicDog-friendly

Open-space park featuring a playground, picnic tables, baseball fields and volleyball courts.

Hanover Trolley Trail Hanover Trailhead

4.2 ★★★★☆ 45 reviews

Hanover, PA

Crushed gravelScenicDog-friendly

Laho Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 36 reviews

Hanover, PA

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Hanover Borough Arboretum

4.2 ★★★★☆ 32 reviews

Hanover, PA

Scenic

How to pick a trail in Hanover

Match the surface to your legs. Hanover gives you a choice: 1 crushed gravel, 1 natural surface, and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More crushed gravel trails →
Loop or out-and-back? 2 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run. The longest stated distance in Hanover is Mary Ann Furnace Trailhead at 2.2 mi.
Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Hanover are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 8 of the 8 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking and 3 have restrooms in Hanover. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
The small things that decide it. 1 with mile markers, 2 dog-friendly, and 2 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.