PA · separated · mixed

Chester Valley Trail

18.6 mi Out-and-back 66 ft gain

The Chester Valley Trail (CVT) is a 19-mile (31 km) rail trail which runs largely through the Great Valley of Pennsylvania in Chester and Montgomery counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. The west end is in Exton, while the east end is in Norristown. Phase 1 of the trail was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Phase 2 of the trail's construction was completed in March 2023, adding 7.6 miles (12.2 km).

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

38 /100

38 Road

42 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

Route map

Orange marker is the start. Click the map to enable scroll-zoom — the polyline is approximate; use Ride with GPS or Komoot for turn-by-turn.

Atmosphere

Air temp

63°F

Fog
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

7:22 PM

736 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 5 mph S wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph S

9 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Sunny

10 mph S

6 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 63° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 72° · crosswind 1.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 92° · crosswind 1.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 74° · crosswind 1.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 70° · crosswind 1.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 72° · crosswind 1.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 74° · crosswind 1.6 mi

Elevation profile

367 ft gain 588 ft loss Max 394' Min 72' 17.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 18.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 66 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route CVT
Start: 40.0219, -75.6376
OSM: relation 1132092

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.