Valley Forge National Historical Park

Baptist Road & Schuylkill River West Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Baptist Road & Schuylkill River West Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Cannon Run West, PA. It climbs 483 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 249 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail 40.11216, -75.39756
Nearest town Cannon Run West, PA

Directions

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Baptist Road & Schuylkill River West Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 64–249 ft

Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail · 40.11216, -75.39756

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Baptist Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Schuylkill River West Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 400 ftSharp right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 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 surface

57% paved30% dirt11% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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