Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Colflesh boulders–Eastern Ridge Trail, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Colflesh boulders–Eastern Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Burd Coleman Village, PA. The route reaches Colflesh boulders at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,012 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Colflesh boulders–Eastern Ridge Trail, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 780–1,142 ft
Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Trailhead: Old Route 72 · 40.25301, -76.43355
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 N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Eastern Ridge Alternative Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Chiques Creek Headwaters Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Colflesh boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Radar Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Frank Eichler Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastern Ridge Alternative Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Route 72, heading SE.
- 150 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
- Campmeeting Trail–Chautauqua Trail Loop, 7 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Governor Dick Hill–Chiques Creek Headwaters Trail Loop, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Duck Pond–Campmeeting Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Frog Pond–Dinkey Track Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Smiley Boulder–Savage Boulders Loop, 10 rocks 5.3 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Eastern Ridge Trail–Frank Eichler Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,119 ft
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