Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail–Chappells Field Trail Loop, 8 sights is a 6-mile loop in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. It climbs 1,356 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,834 – 3,087 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28806, -78.56485
Nearest town Frigid, PA
Directions
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Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail–Chappells Field Trail Loop, 8 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,833–3,088 ft
Loop · Blue Knob State Park
Trailhead: 40.28806, -78.56485
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rock-n-Ridge #1 - MTB Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chappells Field Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lost Turkey Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Tower Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% dirt1% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Chappells Field Viewpoint–Camp One Road, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 618 ft
- Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail & Rock-n-Ridge Trail via Sawmill Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft
- Camp One Road–Chappells Field Trail Loop, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 825 ft
- Mountain View Roller Coaster - MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,349 ft
- Rock-n-Ridge Trail–Sawmill Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 958 ft
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