Crow's Nest Preserve

French Creek Granite Company Quarry–Sankanac Quarry, 3 lakes

5.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 4 min

French Creek Granite Company Quarry–Sankanac Quarry, 3 lakes is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Crow's Nest Preserve near Trythall, PA. The route passes Sankanac Quarry before reaching French Creek Granite Company Quarry at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 568 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18521, -75.75867
Nearest town Trythall, PA

Directions

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French Creek Granite Company Quarry–Sankanac Quarry, 3 lakes

5.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 416–567 ft

Out & Back · Crow's Nest Preserve

Trailhead: 40.18521, -75.75867

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Deep Woods Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mine Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftReach French Creek Granite Company Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right onto Mine Run Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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