Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wayne's Woods–Baptist Road Loop, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Wayne's Woods–Baptist Road Loop, 3 sights is a 5-mile loop in Valley Forge National Historical Park near Betzwood, PA. The route reaches Wayne's Woods. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wayne's Woods–Baptist Road Loop, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 86–249 ft
Loop · Valley Forge National Historical Park
Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail · 40.10631, -75.42049
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Wayne's Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miPass Wayne's Woods.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Baptist Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Schuylkill River West Trail Trailhead
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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- Joseph Plumb Martin Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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