Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Eastern Ridge Trail–Frank Eichler Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,119 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Eastern Ridge Trail–Frank Eichler Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Burd Coleman Village, PA. It climbs 1,119 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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Eastern Ridge Trail–Frank Eichler Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,119 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 722–1,142 ft
Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Trailhead: Old Route 72 · 40.25278, -76.43328
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Route 72, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Eastern Ridge Alternative Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Eastern Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Campmeeting Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Frank Eichler Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Radar Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Eastern Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Radar Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Frank Eichler Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastern Ridge Alternative Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Route 72, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Route 72 Trailhead
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- Frog Pond–Dinkey Track Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 958 ft
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