Pinball Bakery Hike, Historic Hopewell to St Peters Village

4-5 hours, 9-11 miles mostly trails in park, some streets, historic site visit possible, 50 tree apple orchard in season. Bakery/lunch stop at St Peters Village where we eat overlooking French Creek. There's also a vintage pinball parlor that charges a whopping 25¢ per 2 plays.

We meet next to the National Park Visitors Center in Historic Hopewell Furnace Village which has a large parking area. Nice bathrooms. The historic village itself is worth exploring. Structures include a restored blast furnace, workers cottages, a farm with animals, a barn, and the estate mansion. All are open. Sometimes they have historic reenactments and demonstrations. You could easily visit for 1-2 hours.

The Hopewell Furnace area has over 70 miles of trails which includes French Creek Pk, Warwick Park, Welkinweir, and the Horseshoe Trail which goes both north and south. We've only begun to explore this area. However, the Pinball Bakery Hike takes us south through Crows Nest Preserve, which is one of the nicest area I've hiked. Often we loop through Crows Nest Preserve then drive over to St Peters Village.

Carpooling
To carpool from Hill House (201 W Evergreen Ave, Phila) meet 1 hour 15 minutes before the event. Carpool time changes if hike time changes. Text me (267 629-2134) 3-4 days in advance.

GENERAL RULES : ••Hike at my pace. ••Hike lengths are approx: allow 30min -1hr extra. ••Donation requested. All monies donated to recreational charities like Natural Lands and the Friends of Wissahickon. •• For ~360 events each year donate $20 (2024), $30 for 2 or family or donate $5 for each event. ••Pay in person or at mrbasketball.net/HIKEpay.html . Thanks.