Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Midway, PA. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,093 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30407, -76.41084
Nearest town Midway, PA

Directions

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Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 549–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick

Trailhead: 40.30407, -76.41084

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.5 miBear 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 E.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Radar Road, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chautauqua Trail, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 3.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity58%
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 76°61°
Mon 76°59°
Tue 77°56°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 72°67° 23%
Fri 82°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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