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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Baptism Creek Spring–Old Tulip Poplar, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Baptism Creek Spring–Old Tulip Poplar, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake and Old Tulip Poplar before reaching Baptism Creek Spring at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 771 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19747, -75.78218
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
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Baptism Creek Spring–Old Tulip Poplar, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 476–770 ft

Out & Back · Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Trailhead: 40.19747, -75.78218

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hopewell Big Woods Trail, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Racoon Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftPass Old Tulip Poplar.
  26. 150 ftBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail / Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miReach Baptism Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail / Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftTurn left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading NW.
  36. 200 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading SW.
  39. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  43. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading S.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 300 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Big Woods Trail, heading W.
  47. 250 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
  48. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  49. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading W.
  50. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading W.
  51. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  52. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  53. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  58. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  59. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baptism-creek-spring-old-tulip-poplar-out-back-4-sights-7-km-7328

Trail surface

75% dirt2% gravel1% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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