Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Chautauqua Trail via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

9 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Chautauqua Trail via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Cornwall Center, PA. It climbs 475 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 876 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.27709, -76.41093
Nearest town Cornwall Center, PA

Directions

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Chautauqua Trail via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

9 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 567–875 ft

Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Trailhead: 40.27709, -76.41093

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Old Route 72, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach Chautauqua Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

27% dirt3% paved70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity66%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 75°62°
Mon 76°60°
Tue 77°55°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 72°67° 23%
Fri 82°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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