Chappells Field Viewpoint–Camp One Road, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Frigid, PA. The route reaches Chappells Field Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 618 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,448 – 3,087 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28806, -78.56485
Nearest town Frigid, PA
Directions
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Chappells Field Viewpoint–Camp One Road, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 2,449–3,088 ft
Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park
Trailhead: 40.28806, -78.56485
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · 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 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Camp One Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Chappells Field, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Chappells Field Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Chappells Field Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Chappells Field, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Sawmill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Camp One Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sawmill Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Three Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 65°F54°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Mon
66°52°
Tue
76°48°
Wed
78°54°
18%
Thu
70°60°
21%
Fri
74°55°
Sat
78°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:18 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
- 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
- Rock-n-Ridge #3 - MTB Trail–Rock-n-Ridge #3, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft
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