AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chester Valley Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Chester Valley Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Rennyson, PA. It climbs 322 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 351 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

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

12.8 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 193–351 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail · 40.06401, -75.46139

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

Dogs allowed on leash · 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. 4.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 4.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow Branch, heading E.
  10. 200 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-21-km-edf2

Trail surface

93% paved7% 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 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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