AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Exton Park

Chester Valley Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Chester Valley Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Exton Park near Swedesford Road, PA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 364 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.04077, -75.58840
Nearest town Swedesford Road, PA
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Chester Valley Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 303–366 ft

Out & Back · Exton Park

Trailhead: 40.04077, -75.58840

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.2 miSharp left onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Route 100 Multimodal Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Chester Valley Trail, heading NE.
  8. 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chester-valley-trail-out-back-9-km-7ff6

Trail surface

90% paved10% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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