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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kalmia Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Scotts Run Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miPass Scotts Run Lake.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miPass Hopewell Lake.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Boone Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftReach Hopewell Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Scotts Run Loop, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right onto Boone Trail, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kalmia Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 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

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