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Chapel Trail–Schuylkill River Trail, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Westover Club, PA. It climbs 638 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 223 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schuylkill River Trail 40.11901, -75.39580
Nearest town Westover Club, PA

Directions

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Chapel Trail–Schuylkill River Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 58–222 ft

Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Trailhead: Schuylkill River Trail · 40.11901, -75.39580

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

Transit-accessible: stop 791 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Schuylkill River Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chapel Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Horse-Shoe Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miReach Schuylkill River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chapel Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading SE.
  23. 1.3 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

60% paved32% dirt2% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 791 m from the trailhead

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