Baptist Road–Chapel Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile loop in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Valley Forge, PA. It climbs 676 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chapel Trail 40.10289, -75.45640
Nearest town Valley Forge, PA
Directions
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Baptist Road–Chapel Trail Loop, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 70–465 ft
Loop · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Chapel Trail · 40.10289, -75.45640
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chapel Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Owen Drive, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mt. Misery Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Library Lane, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Knox Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Knox Tindle Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mt. Joy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Baptist Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chapel Trail, heading N.
- 1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt9% gravel8% paved16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chapel Trail Trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Mt. Misery Trail via Horse-Shoe Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Chapel Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 267 ft
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