Valley Forge National Historical Park
Chapel Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Chapel Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Betzwood, PA. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chapel Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 86–222 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Sullivan's Bridge Trail · 40.10496, -75.42117
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 368 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chapel Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto River Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Chapel Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 350 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 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 368 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sullivan's Bridge Trail Trailhead
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Chapel Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Wayne's Woods–Baptist Road Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 251 ft
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