places where you won't be able to wipe the wag off your dog's tail - New Holland PA
The Park
If you are looking for long, solitary walks through the woods with your dog in Lancaster County you can head for the Furnace Hills, the largest continuous forest remaining in the county or the Welsh Mountains, with the second most. The latter is home to Money Rocks Park - so-named because it was long believed that Pequa Valley farmers hid cash in the outcroppings - with more than 300 acres of mature woodland.
The Walks
The trail system at Money Rocks travels on a spiderweb of old mining and logging roads. Most are paw-friendly dirt, others are rock-filled, but all are wide and airy under the mature black birch trees that dominate the ridge. There are two named trails: Overlook (white) and Cockscomb (red), named for another line of rock outcroppings further down the ridge from Money Rocks. The Cockscomb penetrates deeper into the woods on a long buttonhook that eventually drops down off the ridge before heading back up the hill. This is the hardiest climb you will encounter at Money Rocks.
Where The Paw Meets The Earth: Some soft dirt, some stony paths
Workout For Your Dog - Moderate climbs and longish trails
Swimming - None; you will walk a long way before you stumble across a little stream
Restrictions On Dogs - None
Something Extra
The exposed ridge and rock outcroppings at Money Rocks serve up impressive views of surrounding farmlands and distant towns with not a great deal of purchase on your canine hike.
Phone - (717) 299-8215
Admission Fee - None
Directions - New Holland, Lancaster County; from Route 23 East pick up Route 322 East. After four miles take a right onto Narvon Road. Climb for about a mile and look for the parking lot at the top of the rise on the right.
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