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Chester Valley Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Chester Valley Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Garden, PA. It climbs 309 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 338 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.06880, -75.44419
Nearest town Garden, PA
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Chester Valley Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 193–340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.06880, -75.44419

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

Transit-accessible: stop 220 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.4 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 W.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
  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 NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail Access, heading E.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading E.
  14. 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-17-km-e422

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 220 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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