Exton Park
Chester Valley Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 123 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Chester Valley Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Exton Park near Whiteland Crest, PA. It is mostly level, with 123 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chester Valley Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 123 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 292–367 ft
Out & Back · Exton Park
Trailhead: 40.02184, -75.62562
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Exton stop 433 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Exton stop 433 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chester Valley Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Chester Valley Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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