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West Manheim Township Recreation Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 103 Google reviews · Running trail in Hanover, Pennsylvania · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from West Manheim Township Recreation Park'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.
Open-space park featuring a playground, picnic tables, baseball fields and volleyball courts.
What runners say about West Manheim Township Recreation Park
“The dog park has a very large exercise area, well maintained, not over crowded.”
“Went to the park this morning, was quite surprised how beautiful it was.”
Mostly mowed grass trails, nice and wide. Some forested areas. Birding trail area can be quite slippery when wet. Watch for occasional animal holes on mowed sections. Big open fields with a lot of wildlife. Features include a playground, sport fields, and a dog park, and sled hill.
The dog park has a very large exercise area, well maintained, not over crowded. Be sure to bring your own water for the dogs. They also have a new playground and have excellent trails and volleyball courts.
Small-ish, but nice place. Great climbing/play area for the kids, open space for dogs and games. I'd love to see more walking paths, but I liked it.
love this park very clean and keep up to day kid friendly nice trails volleyball cord and very nice pavilions with picnic tables available for rent not that expensive with BBQ they are some porta potty that they are keep up really clean plenty of parking and handicap parking spaces and playground for all age kids will…
Trail conditions & character
“Went to the park this morning, was quite surprised how beautiful it was.”
“There is a great dog park area to bring your pups to and let loose in a huge fenced area.”
“Features include a playground, sport fields, and a dog park, and sled hill.”
Plan your run at West Manheim Township Recreation Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Phone(717) 632-0320
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–9 PM |
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