Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Dinkey Track Trail–Fire Road, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Dinkey Track Trail–Fire Road, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Mount Gretna Heights, PA. It climbs 586 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dinkey Track Trail–Fire Road, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 811–1,142 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 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Conewago Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Radar Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 0.9 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 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
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Conewago Lake–Frog Pond, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 788 ft
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