Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Monument Rock Trail–Radar Loop, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Monument Rock Trail–Radar Loop, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Mount Gretna Heights, PA. It climbs 741 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Monument Rock Trail–Radar Loop, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 704–1,142 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 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading S.
- 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.
- 250 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.
- 0.9 miReach Radar Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monument Rock Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 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 NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Radar Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Radar Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Radar Road, heading N.
- 0.1 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 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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