Lickdale Rail Trail — Attraction in Union Township

this trail follows Swatara Creek upstream for about 10 mi, then you can cross over and return on the bear hole trail. Very scenic quiet mostly shady. The only problem was the first mile-and-a-half going north of lickdale it's very stoney and definitely not suited for skinny tire bikes. There are at least two opportunities to shorten the loop, by crossing over Swatara Creek. I did the long loop, and I saw a grand total of twelve other trail users. I imagine it is much busier on the weekends. It is adjacent to Swatara State Park, so that would be a source of extra users. Also, there are a bunch of mountain bike loops that tee off of the trail. I'm going to explore those in the next few months. Be advised that there is almost nothing in the way of facilities along the trail. So take...

Very nice 20 Mile round trip hiking biking trail. Mostly flat with a slight grade down along with the stream. One of the best isolated trails in the area with very little traffic on the trail. Only issue is the upper is unfinished and has some my spots and the lower part is large gravel instead of...

Stars are for this area as a kayak take-out. Nice ramp. Well marked. Plenty of parking. Warning: if you use Google Maps it will take you to Easy Lane (a private location). The parking entrance is off Monroe Valley, west of creek. This is not a good place to put-in as there is a dam...