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Valley Forge National Historical Park

Catfish Island & Sullivan's Bridge Trail via Schuylkill River Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Catfish Island & Sullivan's Bridge Trail via Schuylkill River Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Mill Grove, PA. The route reaches Catfish Island at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 223 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10439, -75.44667
Nearest town Mill Grove, PA
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Catfish Island & Sullivan's Bridge Trail via Schuylkill River Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 58–222 ft

Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Trailhead: 40.10439, -75.44667

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach Catfish Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 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/catfish-island-sullivans-bridge-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% 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 7:57 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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