Fort Washington State Park
Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail via Fort Washington Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail via Fort Washington Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington State Park near Valley Green, PA. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail via Fort Washington Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 136–336 ft
Out & Back · Fort Washington State Park
Trailhead: 40.10767, -75.22365
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fort Washington Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fort Washington Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fort Washington Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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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