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French Creek State Park

Williams Hill–Hopewell Lake, 9 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 893 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Williams Hill–Hopewell Lake, 9 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Trythall, PA. The route passes Hopewell Lake and Williams Hill. It climbs 893 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 1,004 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creek Trail 40.18906, -75.75639
Nearest town Trythall, PA
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Williams Hill–Hopewell Lake, 9 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 893 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 443–1,003 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Creek Trail · 40.18906, -75.75639

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hopewell Trail, heading E.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Buzzards Trail, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Buzzards Trail, heading W.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miPass Hopewell Lake.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miPass Williams Hill.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.8 miSharp right onto Turtle Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miReach Williams Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.9 miBear right onto Colliers Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
  33. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Bird Lane, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  38. 300 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  39. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buzzards Trail, heading E.
  40. 350 ftTurn right onto Hopewell Trail, heading E.
  41. 1 miTurn right onto Chief’s Grove Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  44. 0.2 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/williams-hill-hopewell-lake-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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