Pennsylvania trails · French Creek State Park Trails
French Creek State Park Trails
A 22.8-mile network in Pennsylvania, with 547 ft of climbing. Reaches Brush and other summit destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,209 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Brush (summit)
- Chestnut Hill (summit)
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Getting there
French Creek State Park Trails junction. About 23 min drive (13 mi) from Reading. 40.23190, -75.78770 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:12 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.8-mile route takes roughly 8 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:55 p.m. — 2 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- French Creek State Park Trails — 1.7 mi loop, 212 ft gain
- Horse-Shoe Trail + Hopewell Lake Loop + French Creek State Park Trails — 3.1 mi loop, 505 ft gain
- French Creek State Park Trails + Horse-Shoe Trail — 3.5 mi loop, 470 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Horse-Shoe Trail — 19.5 mi
- Blue Marsh Lake Trails — 19.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 26.7 mi
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Trails — 29.5 mi