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Valley Forge National Historical Park

Chapel Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Chapel Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Betzwood, PA. It climbs 465 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 223 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail 40.10631, -75.42049
Nearest town Betzwood, PA
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Chapel Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 86–222 ft

Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail · 40.10631, -75.42049

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

Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chapel Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left onto River Road, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftSharp right onto Chapel Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading NE.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chapel-trail-out-back-8-km-d161

Trail surface

56% dirt41% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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