Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–CBT, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–CBT, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Burd Coleman Village, PA. The route reaches Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach–CBT, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 603–988 ft
Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Trailhead: Old Route 72 · 40.25301, -76.43355
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:30 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 ftSharp left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto CBT, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastern Ridge Alternative Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Campmeeting Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Route 72, heading E.
- 250 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 2.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Route 72 Trailhead
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- Duck Pond–Campmeeting Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Frog Pond–Dinkey Track Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Colflesh boulders–Eastern Ridge Trail, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
- Smiley Boulder–Savage Boulders Loop, 10 rocks 5.3 mi · ▲ 716 ft
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