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French Creek State Park

Baptism Creek Spring–Old Tulip Poplar, 7 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Baptism Creek Spring–Old Tulip Poplar, 7 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Cold Run, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake and Old Tulip Poplar before reaching Baptism Creek Spring at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 861 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 846 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18584, -75.82694
Nearest town Cold Run, PA
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Baptism Creek Spring–Old Tulip Poplar, 7 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 476–847 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: 40.18584, -75.82694

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Turtle Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
  8. 0.8 miBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftPass Old Tulip Poplar.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Racoon Trail, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail / Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miReach Baptism Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail / Racoon Trail, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  30. 200 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  37. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  39. 0.3 miBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miBear right onto Turtle Trail, heading NW.
  45. 1.7 miArrive 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-7-sights-16-km-8e0c

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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