Overlook Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Evansburg State Park near The Colony at Valley Forge, PA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi85 – 177 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15059, -75.44680
Nearest town The Colony at Valley Forge, PA
Directions
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Overlook Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 52 min
Elevation 84–178 ft
Out & Back · Evansburg State Park
Trailhead: 40.15059, -75.44680
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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