Valley Forge National Historical Park
Chapel Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Chapel Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Valley Forge, PA. It climbs 374 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chapel Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 86–222 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Chapel Trail · 40.10289, -75.45640
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
- Start on Chapel Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chapel Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chapel Trail Trailhead
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Mt. Misery Trail via Horse-Shoe Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Horse-Shoe Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Chapel Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 267 ft
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