Chappells Field Viewpoint–Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail, 5 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Knob State Park near Pavia, PA. The route reaches Chappells Field Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,647 – 2,480 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock-n-Ridge #3 40.27307, -78.58711
Nearest town Pavia, PA
Directions
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Chappells Field Viewpoint–Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,648–2,482 ft
Out & Back · Blue Knob State Park
Trailhead: Rock-n-Ridge #3 · 40.27307, -78.58711
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rock-n-Ridge #1 - MTB Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Chappells Field Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Chappells Field Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Chappells Field Trail - MTB Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Rock-n-Ridge #1 - MTB Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Rock-n-Ridge #2 - MTB Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto MTB Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Rock-n-Ridge #3, heading S.
- 300 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
31% dirt69% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:40 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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