Hopewell Lake–Scotts Run Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Kulptown, PA. The route passes Scotts Run Lake and Hopewell Lake. It climbs 674 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23490, -75.79693
Nearest town Kulptown, PA
Directions
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Hopewell Lake–Scotts Run Lake, 3 lakes
5.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 505–823 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.23490, -75.79693
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Kalmia Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Scotts Run Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Scotts Run Lake.
- 200 ftBear left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Hopewell Lake.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boone Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Hopewell Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Scotts Run Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boone Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kalmia Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
85% dirt1% gravel1% paved13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Six Penny Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Kalmia Trail & Six Penny Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Scotts Run Lake & Kalmia Trail via Six Penny Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 592 ft
- Williams Hill & Kalmia Trail via Six Penny Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 951 ft
- Dazed and Confused & Horse-Shoe Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 671 ft
- Scotts Run Lake–Kalmia Trail, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 973 ft
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