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.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 249 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schuylkill River West Trail 40.10631, -75.42049
Nearest town Betzwood, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Schuylkill River West Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftReach Wayne's Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miPass Wayne's Woods.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Baptist Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 400 ftSharp right onto Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sullivan's Bridge Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Schuylkill River West Trail, heading E.
  21. 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.

Trail surface

55% paved28% dirt11% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 529 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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