Fort Washington State Park
Fort Washington Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 53 min
Fort Washington Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington State Park near Whitemarsh, PA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 240 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fort Washington Road 40.12285, -75.22338
Nearest town Whitemarsh, PA
Directions
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Fort Washington Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 53 min
Elevation 142–240 ft
Out & Back · Fort Washington State Park
Trailhead: Fort Washington Road · 40.12285, -75.22338
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fort Washington Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 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
63% paved19% gravel5% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Fort Washington Road Trailhead
- Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Militia Hill & Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Fort Washington Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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