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Valley Forge National Historical Park

Chapel Trail via Joseph Plumb Martin Trail

4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Chapel Trail via Joseph Plumb Martin Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Betzwood, PA. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 223 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 40.10023, -75.42237
Nearest town Betzwood, PA
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Chapel Trail via Joseph Plumb Martin Trail

4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 77–222 ft

Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Trailhead: Joseph Plumb Martin Trail · 40.10023, -75.42237

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

Transit-accessible: stop 168 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chapel Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach Chapel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 miArrive 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/chapel-trail-out-back-6-km-5fab

Trail surface

51% paved46% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 168 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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