State Game Lands Number 43
French Creek Granite Company Quarry–Sankanac Quarry, 3 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 30 min
French Creek Granite Company Quarry–Sankanac Quarry, 3 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 43 near Saint Peters, PA. The route passes French Creek Granite Company Quarry and Sankanac Quarry. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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French Creek Granite Company Quarry–Sankanac Quarry, 3 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 395–556 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 43
Trailhead: 40.17951, -75.73163
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass French Creek Granite Company Quarry.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Sankanac Quarry.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mine Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach French Creek Granite Company Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mushroom Rock Trail - From Below, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mushroom Rock–French Creek Granite Company Quarry Loop, 4 lakes 1.6 mi · ▲ 154 ft
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