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Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Bridgeport, PA. The route reaches Old Forge Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 226 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail 40.11196, -75.34361
Nearest town Bridgeport, PA
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Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 48–226 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail · 40.11196, -75.34361

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

Transit-accessible: Norristown stop 81 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chester Valley Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miReach Old Forge Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 250 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/old-forge-lake-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Norristown stop 81 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bridgeport, Pennsylvania