33:
107:
246:
652:
226:
Park, a site known for a battle between the armies of
General Washington and General Cornwallis in September 1777 in which torrential downpour spoiled the colonial troops' black powder and forced them to retreat prior to fully engaging the British. Additionally, the trail travels within a few miles
292:(PennDOT) looked to convert the road bed into a walking trail. In 2009, PennDOT hired C. Abbonizio Contractors to construct Phase 1 of the trail for $ 3.2 million. Construction on Phase 2 of the trail began in August 2021 and was completed in March 2023.
281:), Conrail considered the Chester Valley Branch redundant and had abandoned most of the route by 1991. A 2-mile (3.2 km) remnant of the branch (from Bridgeport to King of Prussia) survived until May 2011 when short line operator
308:. Parking and restrooms are provided at each of the trail's two trailheads. A number of parks, including the Battle of the Clouds Park and Valley Creek Park, are adjacent to the trail.
305:
386:
207:
62:
300:
The paved trail is 10 to 12 feet (3.0 to 3.7 m) wide with an approximately 66-foot (20 m) wide right-of-way. The trail's unpaved section near the
289:
536:
379:
671:
441:
395:
239:
163:
372:
326:
84:
641:
359:
191:
511:
301:
250:
446:
187:
636:
626:
606:
183:
421:
219:
621:
616:
576:
501:
491:
426:
327:"Montgomery County Celebrates the New Chester Valley Trail Extension - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia"
274:
45:
466:
270:
203:
137:
55:
49:
41:
481:
591:
235:
66:
571:
541:
456:
451:
278:
406:
223:
210:. Phase 2 of the trail's construction was completed in March 2023, adding 7.6 miles (12.2 km).
461:
199:
133:
112:
601:
516:
506:
496:
486:
436:
411:
282:
277:. As there were two parallel railway lines within a mile from the route (built by competitor the
586:
431:
546:
476:
354:
631:
596:
566:
561:
556:
471:
266:
228:
551:
531:
665:
611:
526:
218:
The
Chester Valley Rail Trail enjoys a rich history closely connected to a number of
106:
17:
581:
349:
245:
195:
521:
304:
is crushed stone. On May 27, 2010, a truss bridge was built over Church Road in
364:
179:
128:
288:
Authorities from
Chester and Montgomery counties, in conjunction with the
262:
651:
244:
368:
285:
abandoned it; this stretch will be incorporated into Phase 2.
26:
206:(Montgomery County). Phase 1 of the trail was funded by the
269:
Chester Valley Branch, whose route connected the towns of
234:
Phase 2 of the trail project connected the trail to the
261:
The
Chester Valley Rail Trail idea began in 1991 when
159:
151:
143:
127:
119:
99:
54:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
208:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
380:
8:
222:parks and monuments. The trail runs through
202:(Chester County), while the east end is in
387:
373:
365:
290:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
85:Learn how and when to remove this message
317:
186:(also known as the Chester Valley) in
96:
7:
350:Chester County Parks and Recreation
240:Valley Forge National Historic Park
164:Valley Forge National Historic Park
25:
650:
537:Northwest Lancaster County River
105:
31:
325:Monahan, Patrick (2023-03-16).
182:which runs largely through the
155:Variable, depending on latitude
1:
302:Great Valley Corporate Center
184:Great Valley of Pennsylvania
672:Rail trails in Pennsylvania
396:Rail trails in Pennsylvania
242:. It opened in March 2023.
688:
220:American Revolutionary War
178:is a 19-mile (31 km)
648:
402:
194:counties in southeastern
176:Chester Valley Rail Trail
167:Battle of the Clouds Park
104:
100:Chester Valley Rail Trail
147:Multi-use, non-motorized
138:Norristown, Pennsylvania
40:This article includes a
482:Great Allegheny Passage
306:East Whiteland Township
296:Design and construction
249:Part of the trail near
123:19 mi (31 km)
69:more precise citations.
253:
238:, providing a link to
236:Schuylkill River Trail
214:Historical development
198:. The west end is in
637:Westmoreland Heritage
627:Three Rivers Heritage
279:Pennsylvania Railroad
265:abandoned the former
248:
642:York County Heritage
224:Battle of the Clouds
18:Chester Valley Trail
617:Susquehanna Warrior
577:Plainfield Township
492:Indian Creek Valley
462:East Coast Greenway
427:Conewago Recreation
422:Clarion-Little Toby
227:of the site of the
134:Exton, Pennsylvania
113:Exton, Pennsylvania
111:View of trail near
602:Stavich Bike Trail
467:Erie to Pittsburgh
283:East Penn Railroad
257:Trail construction
254:
42:list of references
659:
658:
512:LeTort Spring Run
447:Cumberland Valley
442:Cumberland County
432:Conoy Canal Trail
173:
172:
169:Valley Creek Park
95:
94:
87:
16:(Redirected from
679:
654:
592:Schuylkill River
389:
382:
375:
366:
337:
336:
334:
333:
322:
109:
97:
90:
83:
79:
76:
70:
65:this article by
56:inline citations
35:
34:
27:
21:
687:
686:
682:
681:
680:
678:
677:
676:
662:
661:
660:
655:
646:
452:Cynwyd Heritage
398:
393:
346:
341:
340:
331:
329:
324:
323:
319:
314:
298:
267:Reading Company
259:
251:King of Prussia
216:
168:
166:
136:
115:
91:
80:
74:
71:
60:
46:related reading
36:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
685:
683:
675:
674:
664:
663:
657:
656:
649:
647:
645:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
502:Lebanon Valley
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
417:Chester Valley
414:
409:
403:
400:
399:
394:
392:
391:
384:
377:
369:
363:
362:
357:
352:
345:
344:External links
342:
339:
338:
316:
315:
313:
310:
297:
294:
258:
255:
229:Paoli massacre
215:
212:
171:
170:
161:
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
131:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
110:
102:
101:
93:
92:
50:external links
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
684:
673:
670:
669:
667:
653:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
404:
401:
397:
390:
385:
383:
378:
376:
371:
370:
367:
361:
358:
356:
355:Traillink.com
353:
351:
348:
347:
343:
328:
321:
318:
311:
309:
307:
303:
295:
293:
291:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
256:
252:
247:
243:
241:
237:
232:
230:
225:
221:
213:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
165:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
139:
135:
132:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
108:
103:
98:
89:
86:
78:
68:
64:
58:
57:
51:
47:
43:
38:
29:
28:
19:
607:Stony Valley
517:Liberty Bell
507:Lehigh Gorge
487:Greene River
437:Cross County
416:
412:Beaver River
330:. Retrieved
320:
299:
287:
260:
233:
217:
196:Pennsylvania
175:
174:
81:
75:January 2020
72:
61:Please help
53:
275:Downingtown
67:introducing
622:Switchback
572:Pine Creek
547:Ohio River
477:Ghost Town
332:2023-10-22
312:References
271:Bridgeport
204:Norristown
192:Montgomery
180:rail trail
129:Trailheads
632:West Penn
597:Sheepskin
567:Perkiomen
562:Pennypack
557:Panhandle
472:Five Star
407:Armstrong
666:Category
532:Nor-Bath
612:Struble
542:O&W
527:Montour
497:Ironton
457:D&H
263:Conrail
188:Chester
63:improve
587:Saucon
582:Radnor
552:Palmer
360:Flickr
160:Sights
152:Season
120:Length
522:Lower
200:Exton
48:, or
273:and
190:and
144:Use
668::
231:.
52:,
44:,
388:e
381:t
374:v
335:.
88:)
82:(
77:)
73:(
59:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
