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Chickies Rock Overlook–Chickies Rock, 3 cliffs is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Chickies Rock County Park near Klinesville, PA. The route passes Chickies Rock Overlook before reaching Chickies Rock at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 292 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 538 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04727, -76.51426
Nearest town Klinesville, PA

Directions

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Chickies Rock Overlook–Chickies Rock, 3 cliffs

2.1 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 51 min

Elevation 386–539 ft

Out & Back · Chickies Rock County Park

Trailhead: 40.04727, -76.51426

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Clayton B Shenk Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Chickies Rock Overlook Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miPass Chickies Rock.
  6. 50 ftReach Chickies Rock Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Clayton B Shenk Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F66°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity73%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 76°59°
Mon 77°59°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 78°66° 16%
Fri 84°66°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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