Crow's Nest Preserve
Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 5 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 5 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Crow's Nest Preserve near Trythall, PA. The route reaches Old Tulip Poplar. It climbs 576 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 758 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deep Woods Trail 40.18698, -75.75693
Nearest town Trythall, PA
Directions
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Old Tulip Poplar–Chief’s Grove Trail, 5 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 443–759 ft
Out & Back · Crow's Nest Preserve
Trailhead: Deep Woods Trail · 40.18698, -75.75693
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Deep Woods Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Old Tulip Poplar.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail / Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Old Tulip Poplar, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail / Racoon Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Racoon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Tulip Poplar, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deep Woods Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM
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