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French Creek State Park

Old Tulip Poplar–Hopewell Lake, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Old Tulip Poplar–Hopewell Lake, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake before reaching Old Tulip Poplar at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 571 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boone Trail 40.20014, -75.79142
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
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Old Tulip Poplar–Hopewell Lake, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 476–572 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Boone Trail · 40.20014, -75.79142

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 SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Hopewell Lake.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Racoon Trail, heading E.
  18. 200 ftReach Old Tulip Poplar, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  27. 500 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hopewell Lake Loop, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miBear right onto Boone Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 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/old-tulip-poplar-hopewell-lake-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

86% dirt4% paved10% 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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