French Creek State Park
Williams Hill & Kalmia Trail via Six Penny Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Williams Hill & Kalmia Trail via Six Penny Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Kulptown, PA. The route reaches Williams Hill at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Williams Hill & Kalmia Trail via Six Penny Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 522–987 ft
Out & Back · French Creek State Park
Trailhead: 40.23490, -75.79693
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Kalmia Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Six Penny Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boone Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse-Shoe and Boon Trails, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Scotts Run Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Turtle Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Williams Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Turtle Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Scotts Run Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Horse-Shoe and Boon Trails, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Boone Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kalmia Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Six Penny Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Six Penny Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Kalmia Trail & Six Penny Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Scotts Run Lake & Kalmia Trail via Six Penny Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 592 ft
- Hopewell Lake–Scotts Run Lake, 3 lakes 5.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Dazed and Confused & Horse-Shoe Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 671 ft
- Scotts Run Lake–Kalmia Trail, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 973 ft
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