Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Mount Gretna Heights, PA. The route passes Frog Pond and Conewago Lake before reaching Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 704–1,117 ft
Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Trailhead: Chautauqua Trail · 40.25865, -76.45092
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Radar Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Radar Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Radar Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Conewago Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tabernacle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chautauqua Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach.
- 50 ftReach Conewago Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tabernacle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Conewago Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Radar Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Radar Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Radar Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chautauqua Trail Trailhead
- Governor Dick Hill–Radar Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Chautauqua Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Conewago Trail–Radar Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Colflesh boulders–Radar Loop, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Dinkey Track Trail–Fire Road, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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