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French Creek State Park

Millers Point–Old Tulip Poplar, 6 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Millers Point–Old Tulip Poplar, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake and Old Tulip Poplar before reaching Millers Point at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 785 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hopewell Lake Loop 40.19800, -75.78896
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
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Millers Point–Old Tulip Poplar, 6 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 476–795 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Hopewell Lake Loop · 40.19800, -75.78896

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hopewell Big Woods Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hopewell Big Woods Trail, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading N.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  24. 300 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading E.
  27. 100 ftPass Old Tulip Poplar.
  28. 100 ftTurn right onto Racoon Trail, heading E.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue with Red Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miReach Millers Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue with Red Trail, heading NW.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SW.
  37. 0.1 miBear right onto Racoon Trail, heading SW.
  38. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading S.
  40. 200 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading SW.
  41. 150 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  43. 250 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading SW.
  44. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  45. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  46. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  50. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  53. 300 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Big Woods Trail, heading SW.
  54. 250 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
  55. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  56. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading W.
  57. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading W.
  58. 300 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading W.
  59. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  60. 50 ftTurn left onto Hopewell Big Woods Trail, heading W.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading W.
  62. 0.1 miTurn left onto Boone Trail, heading W.
  63. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  64. 250 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  65. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  66. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  67. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/millers-point-old-tulip-poplar-out-back-6-sights-10-km

Trail surface

82% dirt6% paved1% gravel1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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