Otter Creek/Urey Overlook Trails
The Mason-Dixon Trail System/York Hiking Club Thursday work crew just finished
four years of work upgrading the trail network at Otter Creek. The trails in the Otter
Creek gorge are beautiful. There are several different loops of various distances that
one can hike. The blue M-DTS is part of the KTA Super Hike.
Otter Creek in the Winter
A nice 4.3-mile loop hike is to combine Otter Creek with Urey Overlook. Please see
the map below. The directions are as follows:
Directions
Park at the Urey Overlook parking lot, which is at top of the hill
upriver from Otter Creek
Cross Rt 425 and follow the blue blazed Mason-Dixon Trail to where
it turns left
Go straight on the red blazed trail to Otter Creek
Turn left and follow the blue/red blazed trail down the creek
When the blue blazed trail turns left continue on the red blazed trail
Follow the red blazed trail to where the blue blazed trail comes back
down the hill.
Continue straight ahead on the blue/red blazed trail
Down near the mouth of the creek, an orange blazed trail comes in
from the left
Continue on the red blazed trail down to Rt 425
Cross Rt 425 and find a yellow blazes trail that goes down the
embankment
Follow the yellow blazes until you connect back to the blue blazes
Turn right on the blue blazes and follow the blue blazes up the hill to
Urey Overlook
After enjoying the view at Urey Overlook, leave the overlook and
turn right.
Follow the blue blazes on an old logging road back to the car
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