French Creek State Park
Brush & Scotts Run Lake via Six Penny Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Brush & Scotts Run Lake via Six Penny Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Scotts Run Lake before reaching Brush at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Brush & Scotts Run Lake via Six Penny Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 601–954 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.20928, -75.79597
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Scotts Run Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Six Penny Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Brush, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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