Cross County Trail

{{Short description|Multi-use trail in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

{{About|the trail in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|the trail in Fairfax County, Virginia|Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox hiking trail

| name = Cross County Trail

| length_mi = 3.0

| surface = Paved

| trailheads = Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania

| use = Multi-use, non-motorized

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| season = Variable, depending on latitude

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The Cross County Trail is a multi-use trail located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. As of July 2023, eight of the nineteen proposed segments of the trail are complete. The trail starts at its junction with the Schuylkill River Trail and runs north to one of its current termini at Germantown Pike for a length of {{convert|3.24|mi|km}}.{{cite web|title=Cross County Trail (PA)|publisher=Rails-to-Trails Conservancy|url=http://www.traillink.com/trail/cross-county-trail-(pa).aspx|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}

The trail is planned to extend east for an additional {{convert|3.28|mi|km}} to connect to the Wissahickon Trail at Stenton Avenue and West Valley Green Road.{{cite web|title=DVRPC - The Circuit Trails|publisher=Delaware Valley Reigional Planning Commission|url=https://www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/thecircuit/|accessdate=July 30, 2023}} The trail will then start again further north on the Wissahickon Trail in Fort Washington State Park, and briefly follow the Wissahickon Creek before turning northeast towards Fort Washington. Once complete, the trail will connect to the Pennypack Trail, Power Line Trail, Wissahickon Trail, and the Schuylkill River Trail.