Fort Washington State Park
Militia Hill & Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur
6.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Militia Hill & Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington State Park near Valley Green, PA. The route reaches Militia Hill. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 341 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10594, -75.22028
Nearest town Valley Green, PA
Directions
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Militia Hill & Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur
6.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 135–341 ft
Out & Back · Fort Washington State Park
Trailhead: 40.10594, -75.22028
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fort Washington Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Militia Hill.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto LDA West Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Militia Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fort Washington Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 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
46% dirt26% paved11% gravel9% grass2% boardwalk6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Militia Hill & Fort Washington Trail - Flourtown Spur 4.2 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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