Harmony Hill Nature Area — Attraction in East Bradford Township

The park itself is nice, but if you're not familiar with it and look up Google directions, be sure you get directions to a specific parking lot for what you want to do. The East Brandywine Trail is the paved flat one if you want an easy walk after lunch, and the best parking area is the one near 322 and Bradford Av, which gets very busy on weekends and after work on nice days. Getting directions to the "nature area" takes you to some private homes with no parking area, the parking area allegedly on Skelp Level Road is poorly marked and tiny and in the woods, and the Shadyside Road area was blocked off due to bridge closure and road closure. I spent as much time finding an access point where I could park as I did walking on the paved trail. Google Maps needs to be improved with respect to the access to this park. Added 1 star for having a clean, large, well-equipped porta-pottie at the East...

Harmony Hill Nature Area is 240 acre forested land upon which there is about 7 miles of natural surface trails that are open to mountain biking, hiking and trail running. A section of the East Branch Brandywine Trail traverses the western portion of the property. Harmony Hill Nature Area has two access points: (1) popular with mountain bikers is the lot located at 1200 Skelp Level Road which provides access to the natural surface trails from the high point of the property and (2) Harmony Hill Road parking lot near Gibson Bridge and provides access from the lower elevation to the natural trails as well as the paved East Branch Brandywine Trail. Most of the trails are very well marked. I hesitate to give this a "5 star" review because of the noise of Route 322 but the natural surface trails are...

My favorite place to take my best friend. I think she likes it more than I ! One thing that annoys me, is people who do not leash their dog. I allow my dog off-leash, when the situation permits. I always "leash-up" when others come by, especially mountain bikers. I find others don't care about the posted, but unspoken courtesy they should afford other hikers, and if I "leash-up", I expect it in return. So I then and spitefully; leave my now defenseless dog off leash also. I won't leash up if you don't ! Be a responsible dog...