Hikes for Kids- Fair Hill Area B Red Loop Trail
The Red Loop Trail is one of our favorite hikes for kids at Fair Hill. It’s a 2.7 mile easy trail with some elevation & plenty of interesting elements for the kids to explore. There’s a couple of creek crossings, but don’t worry about getting your feet wet if you don’t want to. They kindly put round cement stepping “stones” through the creeks, so you can hop across the water without getting your toes in the water.
Summer hikes: we usually just go straight to the larger creek crossing. Bearing left from the split, it’s a little short of a mile. We do this as an out & back with plenty of time spent playing in the creek.
Winter hikes: we usually break right at the split and do the whole loop.
This trail is popular and we typically meet other hikers as well as horses out on a trail ride. The trail brazes are well marked.
Details
Location
From the Rt. 273/Rt. 213 intersection: Drive east on Rt. 273 to the intersection with Gallaher Road. Turn right on Gallaher Road and proceed to the Gallaher Road/Big Elk Chapel intersection. Parking lot is located on your right. Parking Lot #4 (491 Gallaher Road) – Also known as the Gallaher Road Parking Lot.
Parking
Honor system parking for day use. There is plenty of parking. Be mindful of parked horse trailers.
Facilities
None
Water
Lots of shallow water creek fun to be had on this trail! There are 4 creek crossings.
Trail Map
Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area – Trail Map pdf
All Trails
Fair Hill Red Loop Trail – All Trails
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