Exton Park
Chester Valley Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Chester Valley Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Exton Park near General Warren Village, PA. It is mostly level, with 145 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
12.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 291–367 ft
Out & Back · Exton Park
Trailhead: 40.04732, -75.52826
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Start on CVT Downeast Access, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 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.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto CVT Downeast Access, heading E.
- 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 6.0 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 391 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chester Valley Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 64 ft
- Chester Valley Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 118 ft
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