Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Conewago Trail–Dinkey Track Trail Loop, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Conewago Trail–Dinkey Track Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 3-mile loop in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Mount Gretna Heights, PA. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chautauqua Trail 40.25765, -76.45644
Nearest town Mount Gretna Heights, PA

Directions

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Conewago Trail–Dinkey Track Trail Loop, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 756–1,142 ft

Loop · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Trailhead: Chautauqua Trail · 40.25765, -76.45644

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Conewago Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

83% dirt17% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F66°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
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 74°61°
Mon 74°59°
Tue 76°54°
Wed 83°61°
Thu 71°66° 23%
Fri 81°64° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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