Pick

Difficulty: Easy

Distance: 0.64 miles

Restrooms: Yes

Stroller Friendly: No

Wheelchair Friendly: No

Playground: Yes

Dog Friendly: Yes

Location: Gifford Pinchot State Park – Conewago Day Use Area

Clues for Your Hike

1. Start at the Environmental Learning Center.
2. Look for the trail to the left of the building and walk to the Healthy Forests information sign.
3. Follow the stone path, slightly uphill and into the woods past the StoryWalk sign.
4. At the fork in the trail, continue straight on the trail.
5. Look for the Oak Trail sign along the main trail – you are on the right path.
6. Go beyond the group of boulders to your left and look for the large boulder on your right that looks like a chair.
7. Continue past the bent tree on your left. Check out the tree ahead that looks like it is growing from the rocks!
8. Take the first right turn on the trail at a tree that “splits into two.”
9. Continue straight on the trail.
10. At the next split (near trail marker 31), stay to the right and continue on the path.
11. You will come to a T intersection; turn right and follow the path, keeping the lake on your left.
12. Continue on the path as it curves a few times.
13. Look for the flat, heart-shaped rock on the left. You’ll find the post near the tree that is next to it.
14. Continue forward on the path and turn right at the next intersection.
15. Cross the small stone bridge before the trail curves to the left.
16. Cross a wooden bridge as you come out of the trees.
17. Continue along the trail by the lake to reach the paved path. You can return to your vehicle on the path or just take time to relax and enjoy the view.

Did You Know?

• Picks, or pickaxes, were used to break through hard surfaces and mining minerals.
• Pickaxes were known as the gold standard for early mining in the 1800s, used by miners to chip away at rocks and uncover gold.
• The pickaxe is thought to be one of the oldest tools used by mankind.