French Creek State Park

Buzzards Trail–Chief’s Grove Trail, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Buzzards Trail–Chief’s Grove Trail, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Trythall, PA. It climbs 550 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 906 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creek Trail 40.18906, -75.75639
Nearest town Trythall, PA

Directions

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Buzzards Trail–Chief’s Grove Trail, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 443–905 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 right onto Buzzards Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.9 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SW.
  11. 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 surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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