Exton Park
Chester Valley Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 211 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Chester Valley Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Exton Park near Lees, PA. It is mostly level, with 211 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
13.7 mi · ▲ 211 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 211–367 ft
Out & Back · Exton Park
Trailhead: 40.05303, -75.50275
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Chester Valley Trail, heading N.
- 4.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 4.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chester Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Chester Valley Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 156 ft
- Chester Valley Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 157 ft
- Chester Valley Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 210 ft
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