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Blue Knob State Park

Blue Knob–Chappells Field Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Blue Knob–Chappells Field Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. The route reaches Blue Knob at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 981 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,352 – 3,110 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chappells Field Trail 40.29097, -78.59235
Nearest town Frigid, PA
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Blue Knob–Chappells Field Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 2,354–3,109 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: Chappells Field Trail · 40.29097, -78.59235

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chappells Field Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miSharp right onto Tower Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miReach Blue Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left onto Chappells Field Trail, heading W.
  11. 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/blue-knob-chappells-field-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

54% dirt3% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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