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French Creek State Park

Big Woods Trail & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Big Woods Trail & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Kulptown, PA. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 486 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Woods Trail 40.24435, -75.79283
Nearest town Kulptown, PA
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Big Woods Trail & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 165–486 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Big Woods Trail · 40.24435, -75.79283

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

  1. Start on Big Woods Trail, heading N.
  2. 2 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  3. 0.3 miReach Big Woods Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Woods Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2 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/big-woods-trail-schuylkill-river-trail-thun-section-out-back-7-km-9cac

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Hikes near Kulptown, Pennsylvania