T-Rex

Difficulty: Moderate

Distance: 1.28 miles

Restrooms: Yes

Stroller Friendly: Yes

Wheelchair Friendly: Yes

Playground: Yes

Dog Friendly: Yes

Location: Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority (GARA)

Clues for Your Hike

1. Park in the first parking area near the Charlie Sterner Building.
2. Walk toward the parking area entrance and turn left onto the sidewalk.
3. Follow the sidewalk to the stop sign and turn left to continue following the sidewalk.
4. At the bend at the Gettysburg Recreation Park Gettysburg Inner Loop – Biser Trail Connector sign, turn left onto the paved path leading into the park.
5. At the Y in the path keep right, keeping the basketball court to your left.
6. Continue following the path as it goes around the park.
7. At the intersection along the path, near the bridge, continue to follow the path straight.
8. At the next Y on the path turn right, keeping the football field to your right.
9. The post will be located on a tree to the right of the path, beside the Inclined Body Curl fitness station and across from the dog park.
10. Continue on the path going past the dog park.
11. At the Y on the path near the dog park, turn right and then at the next Y along the path, turn left keeping the pavilions to your right.
12. Before the bathrooms, turn left on the path and continue following the path as it goes between the baseball fields.
13. Follow the path behind the Charlie Sterner Building and then turn right directly past the building to go back to the original parking area.

Did You Know?

• While still small, the T-Rex's arms were over three feet long and may have been capable of bench pressing 400 pounds each.
• Female T-Rex's outweighed the male by a few thousand pounds, maybe because they had to lay T-Rex sized eggs.
• The T-Rex had a powerful bite, about 1,500 to 3,000 pounds per square inch, comparable to that of a modern alligator.