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French Creek State Park

Williams Hill & Scotts Run Lake via Scotts Run Loop

2.7 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Williams Hill & Scotts Run Lake via Scotts Run Loop is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in French Creek State Park near Pine Swamp, PA. The route passes Scotts Run Lake before reaching Williams Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 417 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 988 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail 40.20928, -75.79597
Nearest town Pine Swamp, PA
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Williams Hill & Scotts Run Lake via Scotts Run Loop

2.7 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 568–987 ft

Out & Back · French Creek State Park

Trailhead: Horse-Shoe Trail · 40.20928, -75.79597

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Scotts Run Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Scotts Run Loop, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Turtle Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 350 ftReach Williams Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Turtle Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Scotts Run Loop, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading E.
  16. 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/williams-hill-scotts-run-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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