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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deep Woods Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mine Run Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Sankanac Quarry.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach French Creek Granite Company Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mine Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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
100% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
More from this trailhead
- Sankanac Quarry–Former Railroad Bed, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Mushroom Rock–Sankanac Quarry, 3 rocks 5.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 5 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 576 ft
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