AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chester Valley Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr

Chester Valley Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Rennyson, PA. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 338 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail 40.06401, -75.46139
Nearest town Rennyson, PA
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Chester Valley Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 193–340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail · 40.06401, -75.46139

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail Access, heading W.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cedar Hollow Branch, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
  8. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow Branch, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Chester Valley Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail Access, heading E.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chester-valley-trail-out-back-14-km-414f

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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