Cove Mountain Preserve is the town of Marysville and very easy to get to. There is a wide variety of trails that you can loop together to get a short or long hike in. The upper trails offer excellent views of the Susquehanna River and The Statue of Liberty and The Rockville Bridge. This locations is great for Paw Paw picking in the Fall.
Plenty of room in the parking lot and picnic tables for a potluck.
Trail Information:
Purple Trail (1.9 miles)
Yellow Trail (0.5 miles)
Pink Trail (1.3 miles)
Orange Trail (4.6 miles)
Green Trail (0.5 miles)
Blue Trail (1.1 miles)
General Directions:
NOTE: Parking and a trailhead for Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain is located at the upper gravel parking lot for the Wesley United Methodist Church of Marysville (450 Sylvan St, Marysville, PA 17053).
Traveling from the PA Turnpike I-76:
- Take exit 242 (York – Baltimore, Harrisburg) and merge onto I-83 North.
- Take exit 41B for Lemoyne and turn left onto Lowther Street. Turn left onto South 3rd Street then turn right onto Market Street.
- Turn left onto South Front Street and continue onto US-11 North / US-15 North to Marysville.
- In Marysville, turn left onto Spruce Street then a quick right onto Linden Avenue. Turn Left on Sylvan Street and follow up the hill till you come to the upper gravel parking lot for the Wesley United Methodist Church.
Traveling from the south:
- From Interstate 81 take Exit 65 for US-15 N/US-11 N toward Marysville.
- Turn left onto Spruce St. Turn right onto Linden Ave. Turn left onto Sylvan Street.
Traveling from the north:
- From US-22 E/USS-322 E take exit onto US-11 S/US-15 S toward Camp Hill.
- Turn right onto Spruce St. Turn right onto Linden Ave. Turn left onto Sylvan St.
