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Turkey Hill Overlook Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 503 Google reviews · Running trail in Conestoga, Pennsylvania · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Loop distance
- 3 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Turkey Hill Overlook Trail's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Hiking area with trails and overlooks along the Susquehanna River, suitable for children.
What runners say about Turkey Hill Overlook Trail
“Beautiful overlook trail as always, this time of year (August) the trees are full of birds and leaves, the overlook can be a little hard to see!”
“Pretty easy hike with a nice view at the top.”
My wife and I rode our bikes 16 miles here the other day! What a fabulous experience! The river on your right and rock cliffs on your left make it feel like you are in paradise! There are numerous lovely waterfalls! We saw 5-6 bald eagles, and a family of osprey.
Nice trail for a short hike up to the top of Turkey Hill for nice views of the river and windmills. Good opportunity to be real close and almost directly under the windmills.
This is a wonderful riverside trail. It can be divided up into 2 sections. The first is the 3 mile gravel portion of the enola low grade trail. It is flat and great for biking, running or walks with kids.
Enola low grade trail was excellent, great view of the prr engineering marvel, well groomed, wide, dry and level, no more than 1% grade. Very scenic this time of year since the trees are not blocking the views, since there is no foliage.
Trail conditions & character
“Once you've made the climb up the hill the trail is very wooly to the overlook, and the overlook past the survey marker is not much different than the first one.”
“Once you've made the climb up the hill the trail is very wooly to the overlook, and the overlook past the survey marker is not much different than the first one.”
“I took the trail to the falls then the connector to the Enola Low Grade back to the parking lot and it was just under 4.”
“They have bathrooms, trail maps, clear marking, great views, plenty of views and picturesque spots if you’re into that.”
“Another great spot to enjoy some gravel rail trail type of walking of take the trail to the great overlook by the turkey hill windmills.”
“Enola low grade trail was excellent, great view of the prr engineering marvel, well groomed, wide, dry and level, no more than 1% grade.”
“Once you've made the climb up the hill the trail is very wooly to the overlook, and the overlook past the survey marker is not much different than the first one.”
Plan your run at Turkey Hill Overlook Trail
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- Loop distance3 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Trail mapOfficial trail map
- Websitelancasterconservancy.org
- Phone(717) 392-7891
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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