Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 summits is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake before reaching Brush at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 549 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi482 – 955 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19772, -75.78402
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
Directions
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Brush–Hopewell Lake, 3 summits
4.8 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 482–954 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.19772, -75.78402
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Six Penny Trail, heading N.
- 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 NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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
78% dirt1% paved21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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