Exton Park

Chester Valley Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Chester Valley Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Exton Park near Lees, PA. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 367 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05303, -75.50275
Nearest town Lees, PA

Directions

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Chester Valley Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 5 hr 23 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftBear left onto Chester Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 4.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 2.2 miSharp left onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading NE.
  14. 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 4.5 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 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

94% paved3% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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