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French Creek State Park

Boone Trail–Chief’s Grove Trail, 6 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,097 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Boone Trail–Chief’s Grove Trail, 6 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Trythall, PA. It climbs 1,097 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 876 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creek Trail 40.18906, -75.75639
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Boone Trail–Chief’s Grove Trail, 6 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,097 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 443–875 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Creek Trail · 40.18906, -75.75639

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading E.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Buzzards Trail, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading W.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miSharp left onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Boone Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kalmia Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boone Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.6 miSharp right onto Colliers Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  32. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading S.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading SE.
  37. 300 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  39. 350 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Trail, heading E.
  40. 1 miTurn right onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading S.
  43. 0.2 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/boone-trail-chief-s-grove-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

58% dirt10% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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