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Fort Washington State Park

Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur & Nature Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur & Nature Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington State Park near Whitemarsh, PA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 210 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11729, -75.22793
Nearest town Whitemarsh, PA
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Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur & Nature Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 135–209 ft

Out & Back · Fort Washington State Park

Trailhead: 40.11729, -75.22793

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Fort Washington Trail, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fort Washington Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-washington-trail-flourtown-spur-nature-trail-out-back-7-km-aae5

Trail surface

34% paved33% dirt16% grass14% gravel3% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania