Hike

Buzzards Trail

Near Mount Pleasure

5.3 mi loop · 625 ft gain · 905 ft high point · Moderate

Loop with Clement Brooke Lane, the Horse-Shoe Trail, 1825 Road, 1757 Road, Reading-Valley Forge Road, and the Lenape Trail

In Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · PA · OpenStreetMap contributors

Open the map

About this hike

This 5.2 mi loop at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site ascends 633 ft with Hopewell Lake and Mount Pleasure nearby.

Elevation

625 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Open the map

The approach, then the loop. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Map

The hike from its start, the approach dashed. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

Green Loop

Summits Neversink Mountain

2.5 mi loop · 486 ft gain · Easy

PA · Camp 9 mi away

11 mi from you

Orange Loop

Summits Neversink Mountain

4.1 mi loop · 685 ft gain · Moderate

PA · Camp 9 mi away

1 mi from you

Boone Trail

Ends at Hopewell Lake
1,744 ft of climbing

12.1 mi out & back · 1,744 ft gain · Hard

PA

12 mi from you

Antietam Section Gravel Walking Path

Ends at Antietam Lake

1.0 mi loop · 174 ft gain · Easy

PA · Camp 9 mi away

18 mi from you

Mt. Joy Trail

Summits Mount Joy

3.6 mi loop · 447 ft gain · Moderate

Valley Forge National Historical Park

More like this

Hikes that read like this one, wherever they are.

Weather

7-day forecast

Today46°35°Mostly Cloudy
Sun48°32°Mostly Sunny
Mon51°30°Mostly Sunny
Tue56°32°Sunny
Wed59°33°Sunny
Thu62°36°Sunny
Fri62°38°Mostly Sunny

Today: Mostly Cloudy · wind 15 mph NW

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

AT&TNo signal

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Buzzards Trail

About this hike

Elevation

More hikes nearby

Purple Loop

More like this

Racoon Trail

Lenape Trail

Hiking trail - Horse-Shoe Trail

Hopewell Trail

Highlights

Map

Green Loop

Orange Loop

Boone Trail

Antietam Section Gravel Walking Path

Mt. Joy Trail

More like this

Racoon Trail

Lenape Trail

Hiking trail - Horse-Shoe Trail

Hopewell Trail

7-day forecast

Cell coverage here