Program runs
from June 1 to August 10

Chalk

Difficulty: Hard

Distance: 1.88 miles

Restrooms: Yes

Stroller Friendly: No

Wheelchair Friendly: No

Playground: Yes

Dog Friendly: Yes

Location: Caledonia State Park – Trolley Trail

Thumbnails to Show You the Way

1. Park in the area next to the park office. 
2. Enter the trail from the parking area, which will be located directly across from the office to the side of the office building. 
3. Pass the “Road Closed – Do Not Block” sign on the yellow gate and cross over the small stone bridge that goes over the creek. 
4. Follow the path going past the brown building, which will be to your right and a playground will be to your left. 
5. Continue on the gravel path to the paved path. Make a left onto the paved path. 
   You will cross a large bridge going over a creek.
6. After crossing the bridge go down the steps or ramp and follow the paved path to the left. 
7. Continue on the paved path leading to a gravel path and turn left (playground will be to your left). 
8. Follow the gravel path to the Thaddeus Stevens sign near the Blacksmith Shop Museum (white building). 
9. Turn right at the sign following a grass path that runs parallel to Route 30. You are now following the Trolley Trail. 
10. Continue straight on the grass trail following the red blazes. You will pass a small log building called “Dock Memorial” on your right. 
11. Stay straight on the trail following the red blazes. You will not turn off of this trail and will walk it for a while before reaching the post. 
12. \As you are on the trail you will pass a brown building with a propane tank to your right. 
13. The post will be located on a power line pole to the right of the trail near the end of the trail (before reaching Route 30).
14. To return to your vehicle, retrace your steps back to the parking area by the park office.

Read More About It

• The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings by Richard Bryne
• Henry and the Chalk Dragon by Jennifer Trafton
• Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian

Snippets of Information

• Lesser-known uses for chalk include gymnasts, weight lifters, rock climbers, and other athletes.
• Chalk is used by the police as a fingerprint powder to detect fingerprints.
• Blackboard chalk is not real chalk, but rather gypsum (calcium sulfate).

Rubbing Artwork

 

 

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