Catfish Island–Commissary Trail, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Cannon Run West, PA. The route reaches Catfish Island. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi59 – 151 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail 40.11216, -75.39756
Nearest town Cannon Run West, PA
Directions
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Catfish Island–Commissary Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 58–152 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
Transit-accessible: stop 11 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Catfish Island.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fatlands Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Commissary Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto River Trail Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fatlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Catfish Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto River Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Commissary Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fatlands Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
36% paved26% gravel17% dirt21% 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 11 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Schuylkill River West Trail Trailhead
- Schuylkill River West Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Sullivan's Bridge Trail via Schuylkill River West Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Schuylkill River West Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Chapel Trail & Schuylkill River West Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Baptist Road & Schuylkill River West Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
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