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Crow's Nest Preserve

Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Crow's Nest Preserve near Trythall, PA. The route reaches Old Tulip Poplar at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 571 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creek Trail 40.18906, -75.75639
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 443–572 ft

Out & Back · Crow's Nest Preserve

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. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftReach Old Tulip Poplar, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chief-s-grove-trail-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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