Valley Forge National Historical Park
Chapel Trail & Schuylkill River West Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Chapel Trail & Schuylkill River West Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Cannon Run West, PA. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chapel Trail & Schuylkill River West Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 64–222 ft
Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail · 40.11216, -75.39756
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chapel Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Schuylkill River West Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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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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 7:56 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Schuylkill River West Trail Trailhead
- Schuylkill River West Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Sullivan's Bridge Trail via Schuylkill River West Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Schuylkill River West Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Baptist Road & Schuylkill River West Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Catfish Island–Commissary Trail, 3 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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