Fort Washington State Park
Fort Washington Trail
4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Fort Washington Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington State Park near Valley Green, PA. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fort Washington Trail
4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 136–336 ft
Out & Back · Fort Washington State Park
Trailhead: 40.10876, -75.22553
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fort Washington Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fort Washington Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Fort Washington Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fort Washington Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fort Washington Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fort Washington Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Fort Washington Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 180 ft
- Militia Hill via Fort Washington Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 180 ft
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