Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach & CBT via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach & CBT via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick near Mount Gretna Heights, PA. The route reaches Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach & CBT via Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 603–844 ft
Out & Back · Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
Trailhead: Chautauqua Trail · 40.25865, -76.45092
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 74°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chautauqua Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto CBT, heading NW.
- 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 SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Chautauqua Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chautauqua Trail Trailhead
- Governor Dick Hill–Radar Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Chautauqua Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Conewago Trail–Radar Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Colflesh boulders–Radar Loop, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Dinkey Track Trail–Fire Road, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Lebanon Valley Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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