Skip to content

Trout Run

Trout Run from directly overhead

Trout Run is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Governor Dick Hill stands 350 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 14 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster County Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.91009, -76.28189

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • West Lampeter Park: 4.0 mi
  • Pollinator Park: 5.1 mi
  • Village Park: 5.7 mi
  • Lampeter Community Park: 6.0 mi
  • Huffnagle Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 57
Historic sites: 53
Peaks: 35
  • Red Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Stony Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Face Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Oak Hill: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 35
Artworks: 28
  • Indian Steps Totem Pole: 5.9 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 8.9 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 9.1 mi
  • Missles Into Plowshares: 9.9 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • ZP16: 5.2 mi
  • ZP34: 5.3 mi
  • ZP37: 5.4 mi
  • ZP35: 5.5 mi
  • Indian Rock: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 11.1 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 11
Springs: 4
  • Black Rock Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 20.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trout Run. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Governor Dick HillNNW 338°350 m25.0 mi
Spring HillNNW 343°331 m24.3 mi
Welsh MountainNE 52°313 m23.6 mi
Eagle RockN 355°306 m23.1 mi
Chimney RockWNW 294°263 m18.8 mi
Cannon HillN 359°262 m23.8 mi
Forge HillN 356°259 m23.7 mi
Buzzards RoostWNW 300°258 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2416:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441536373777568574637
Precip in3.32.74.13.53.94.64.33.64.94.43.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/470703970

More nature reserves in Pennsylvania

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Trout Run.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens