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Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Rennyson, PA. The route reaches Old Forge Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 253 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail 40.06351, -75.46322
Nearest town Rennyson, PA
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Old Forge Lake via Chester Valley Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 186–254 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chester Valley Trail · 40.06351, -75.46322

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

Transit-accessible: stop 93 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chester Valley Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miReach Old Forge Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 miArrive 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-6-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 93 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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