AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

French Creek State Park

Six Penny Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Six Penny Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Kulptown, PA. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 863 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.22504, -75.80835
Nearest town Kulptown, PA
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Six Penny Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 576–862 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.22504, -75.80835

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miSharp left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miArrive 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/six-penny-trail-out-back-5-km-b542

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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