Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.8-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, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 439 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 955 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hopewell Lake Loop 40.19992, -75.78963
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
Directions
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Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 505–954 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: Hopewell Lake Loop · 40.19992, -75.78963
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Scotts Run Lake.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Six Penny Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Brush, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hopewell Lake Loop Trailhead
- Boone Trail & Horse-Shoe Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Old Tulip Poplar–Hopewell Lake, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Millers Point–Old Tulip Poplar, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 785 ft
- Millers Point & Hopewell Lake via Lenape Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 772 ft
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