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Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Duck Pond–Monument Rock Trail, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Duck Pond–Monument Rock Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Mount Gretna Heights, PA. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 725 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: General Nicholas Biddle Road 40.23631, -76.46024
Nearest town Mount Gretna Heights, PA
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Duck Pond–Monument Rock Trail, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 696–1,142 ft

Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Trailhead: General Nicholas Biddle Road · 40.23631, -76.46024

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Radar Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Conewago Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Fire Road, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  25. 250 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-pond-monument-rock-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

57% dirt20% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F66°
Precip11%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago (1.7″ over the last week) · 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°58°
Tue 76°54°
Wed 82°61°
Thu 71°65° 24%
Fri 81°64° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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