Chester Valley Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Chester Valley Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Garden, PA. It climbs 356 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chester Valley Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 193–351 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.06880, -75.44419
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 220 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 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.
- 4.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow Branch, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Chester Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail Access, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Chester Valley Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, 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 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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 220 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chester Valley Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
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