Camphill Road Trail via Cross County Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Camphill Road Trail via Cross County Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Fort Washington, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Camphill Road Trail via Cross County Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 162–197 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cross County Trail · 40.13548, -75.21140
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Fort Washington stop 41 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross County Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Camphill Road Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Camphill Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Cross County Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fort Washington stop 41 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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