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Commissary Trail via Fatlands Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Mill Grove, PA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 141 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schuylkill River Trail 40.11877, -75.45508
Nearest town Mill Grove, PA

Directions

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Commissary Trail via Fatlands Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 62–142 ft

Out & Back · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Trailhead: Schuylkill River Trail · 40.11877, -75.45508

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

  1. Start on Schuylkill River Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Commissary Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miReach Commissary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftSharp left onto River Trail Connector, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fatlands Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.7 miTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail Connector, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Schuylkill River Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 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

44% gravel22% dirt16% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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