Fort Washington State Park
Militia Hill via Fort Washington Trail
5 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Militia Hill via Fort Washington Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington State Park near Valley Green, PA. The route reaches Militia Hill. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Militia Hill via Fort Washington Trail
5 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 136–341 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.
- 0.7 miPass Militia Hill.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto LDA West Loop, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Militia Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Militia Hill Day Use Area Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Fort Washington Trail, heading SE.
- 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 — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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