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Blue Knob State Park

Chappells Field Trail–Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), 4 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Chappells Field Trail–Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), 4 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Fredericksburg, PA. It climbs 1,824 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,284 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brush Hollow 40.30768, -78.51899
Nearest town Fredericksburg, PA
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Chappells Field Trail–Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), 4 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,282–3,107 ft

Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park

Trailhead: Brush Hollow · 40.30768, -78.51899

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Brush Hollow, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Springs Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail (Tower Trail), heading W.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Chappells Field Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miReach MTB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.5 miSharp right onto Tower Road, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Three Springs Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto MTB Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chappells-field-trail-laurel-run-road-out-back-5-sights-19-km-d1bc

Trail surface

80% dirt1% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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