Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Highball Boulder & Radar Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Highball Boulder & Radar Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Quentin, PA. The route reaches Highball Boulder at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 896 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,142 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26554, -76.43525
Nearest town Quentin, PA

Directions

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Highball Boulder & Radar Road via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 680–1,142 ft

Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Trailhead: 40.26554, -76.43525

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Schock Tower House Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miReach Highball Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 300 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  26. 300 ftBear right onto Dinkey Track Trail, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn right onto Radar Road, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  33. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 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 surface

29% dirt2% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F66°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago · 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°59°
Tue 76°55°
Wed 83°61°
Thu 71°66° 23%
Fri 82°64° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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