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
- Start on Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 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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