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p CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL The Friends of the Chester Valley Trail is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed to assist the Chester County Department of Facilities & Parks in promoting trail activities, planning for programs, monitoring Chester trail conditions, and raising funds for trail amenities. Walk Into TRAIL ETIQUETTE Visit us or become a member at: www.chestervalleytrail.org Valley and follow current announcements and meeting information. HISTORY LEASH your pet. All pets must be on a 6-foot or shorter leash. Please CLEAN UP The Chester Valley Trail is located on the old roadbed Trail all pet waste and dispose of in provided of the Chester Valley Railroad, a branch of the Reading trash cans. Railroad. Completed in 1853, the railroad hauled out Just like on a roadway, please STAY TO limestone and lime from booming Great Valley quarries THE RIGHT SIDE of the trail. and hauled in coal to fuel lime kilns. Before trucks Contact information: proliferated in the 1920s, the railroad carried livestock, BIKERS – Speed limit is 15 MPH. Chester County Department of Facilities & Parks dairy and produce from thriving local farms to ready Please verbally alert others when passing. 313 W. Market Street ER CO ST UN markets in Philadelphia. Passenger service ended in 1935 E T Suite 5402 H Y C Please YIELD when entering the trail and West Chester, PA 19380 and freight service at the end of the century. In its heyday, at all trail intersections. F 610-344-6220 A S C K the Chester Valley Railroad delivered the mail, united www.chesco.org/ccparks ILI AR TIES & P families, conveyed merchandise, carried the news, and NO TRESPASSING onto properties adjacent to the trail or onto other private provided a modest means of transport for the frugal and In the event of an emergency please dial 911. property. the well-to-do. As a rails-to-trails conversion, the railroad is still serving the public today. If you see something, please say Top: A train similar to ones that ran on the Chester Valley Railroad, something. Please refer to the closest trail SPONSORS circa 1900. Bottom: Eastward train schedule for the Chester Valley mile marker and then call 911 with your Railway showing stations, arrival times and distances. location. The Friends of the Chester Valley Trail RAILS-TO-TRAILS MAP & GUIDE Planebrook Shainline New Centerville King Of Prussia Mill Lane PHILADELPHIA T Transportation Management Association O Chesterbrook Downingtown Cedar Hollow Valley Store Valley : Howellville Paoli Road Paoli Oakland Henderson of Chester County (TMACC) Malins Exton Garden Ackworth Maple Thank you! Bridgeport Enjoy the trail Lees Malvern Federal Savings Bank Chester County, PA Spring 2015 CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL 6. Fishing permitted only in designated waterways, lakes 11. Hindering, impersonating or resisting park employees is and ponds. PA Fish and Boat Commission laws apply. not permitted. Trail Rules 7. No camping is permitted on or along trail corridor. 12. Possession of, or being under the influence of, any 8. Motorized vehicles of any type are not permitted on trail illegal drug, alcoholic beverage or controlled substance or within the corridor. All vehicles are prohibited from is prohibited. The following rules apply to all Chester County Parks unauthorized areas. Motorized vehicles must be licensed 13. Disorderly conduct such as intoxication, indecent and Trails: and are restricted to public roadways. No person shall language, excessive noise or indecent actions, is not park outside of designated areas or park in such a way permitted. 1. Park hours are 8:00 a.m. to sunset. as to block any fire lane, fire trail, maintenance road, 14. Possession and/or discharge of fireworks is prohibited. 2. Trail use is restricted to pedestrians, and bicyclists. or trail. 15. All trash must be placed in receptacles provided. 3. Defacing or damaging trail property including buildings, 9. Trespassing onto county property not open to the public, markers, or monuments and/or disturbing or removing or into any construction area, building, etc. is prohibited. 16. Pets are permitted and must be restrained on a leash wildlife or vegetation is prohibited. not exceeding six (6) feet in length. Pets must have a 10. Soliciting or peddling on county property is prohibited, current license and be properly vaccinated. 4. Fires are not permitted. except under special conditions established by the 17. Park users must abide by all signs. 5. Hunting and trapping are not permitted. department. SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL 422 23 76 Valley Forge Rd. Schuylkill River Valley Forge National Historical Park 202 100 401 29 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Twp. Building Twp. E. Whiteland Battle of the NORRISTOWN Clouds Park Phoenixville Pike W. Valley Forge Rd. CHESTER COUNTY Exton Park Exton Park Yellow Springs Rd. PHILADELPHIA Whitford Rd. Exton Park 202 Ecology Valley 76 Albert C. Miller Battle Park Creek 23 Memorial Park Swedesford Rd. of the Park P P P KING OF PRUSSIA Meadowbrook Clouds 10 mi. 9 mi. 252 Park Bill Smith Blvd EXTON Manor Park 11 mi. Mill Lane Station GREAT VALLEY Church Farm School Ln. Chesterbrook Blvd. Valley Forge Rd. King of BUS 12 mi. 8 mi. Swedesford Rd. CHESTERBROOK The Village at 30 Exton Mall 422 Valley Forge Prussia 276 13 mi. Mill Ln. Swedesford Rd. Penn State 202 Wilson Mall Commerce Dr. Ship Inn Great Valley Gateway 202 Farm Park Shopping Center DOWNINGTOWN P 6 mi. Cedar Hollow Park 202 Swedesford Rd. Main Street FRAZER Conestoga Rd. 7 mi. 276 Valley Creek Blvd. 5 mi. 4 mi. 3 mi. 2 mi. 1 mi. Twp. Building at Exton W. Whiteland Church Farm School LINCOLN HIGHWAY Westlakes 0 mi. P Peopl e’s Light Ship Rd. Uptown Worthington 30 & Theatre Co. P Devon Park Dr. South Gulph Rd. Westlakes Old Eagle School Rd. 30 Swedesfo rd Plaza West Valley Rd. County Line Rd. Cassatt Rd. P Whitford Station Exton Station Shopping Center Warner Rd. AMTRAK/SEPTA RAIL Road Warner Paoli Hospital North Valley Rd. 76 CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL 202 Cedar Hollow Rd. 352 H 252 100 W. Central Ave. MAP LEGEND PAOLI Boot Road Malvern Station Paoli Station CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL CHESTER VALLEY TRAILCHESTER MAP VALLEY Park MALVERN 30 FUTURE TRAIL Paoli Battlefield CVT TRAILHEAD 13 mi. 12 mi. 11 mi. 10 mi. 9 mi. 8 mi. 7 mi. 6 mi. 5 mi. 4 mi. 3 mi. 2 mi. 1 mi. 0 mi. P 400 ft. CVT PARKING CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL RESTROOMS 300 ft. AMTRAK/SEPTA STATION 200 ft. ELEVATION BIKE REPAIR STATIONS.