Chester Valley Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Chester Valley Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Garden, PA. It climbs 341 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chester Valley Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 193–340 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail · 40.06965, -75.43976
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 175 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail Access, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cedar Hollow Branch, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow Branch, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Chester Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail Access, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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