Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake and Scotts Run Lake before reaching Brush at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 440 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 955 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hopewell Lake Loop 40.19800, -75.78896
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
Directions
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Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 505–954 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: Hopewell Lake Loop · 40.19800, -75.78896
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hopewell Lake Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Scotts Run Lake.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Six Penny Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Brush, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boone Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading S.
- 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 surface
90% dirt1% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Millers Point–Old Tulip Poplar, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 785 ft
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