Summerhill is a 90 home community located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County Pennsylvania. We are just West of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
Since the May 2014 opening of the Chester Valley Trail (CVT) in Tredyffrin Township, residents have flocked to it in large numbers and in all kinds of weather. Cyclists, runners, and walkers of all ages have found a new love in over six miles of trail through the heart of the Township, with nearly 14 miles available along its total length. Designed for bicycle commuters, as well as recreational use, employers throughout the Route 202 corridor are seeing high interest from employees who choose to leave their cars at home, now that the trail passes by so many office complexes.
The primary trailhead in our community is at the Westlakes Corporate Center, where Keystone Property Group provides 50 parking spaces for public use.
To stay in touch with trail activities or to have any trail-related questions answered, see the website of Friends of the Chester Valley Trail,
Few Townships in Pennsylvania are as rich in history as Tredyffrin, which is located in the easternmost edge of Chester County. In the center of the Township lies the fertile Great Valley, beginning at Valley Forge and running West towards Coatesville.
The Township had its beginning in 1682 when a group of Welsh Quakers went to William Penn in England and purchased forty thousand acres of land. Ten or Tre is the Welsh word for town or township, and Dyffrin means wide, cultivated valley.
The George Lorimer Preserve was a gift of Mr. & Mrs. Graeme Lorimer in memory of their son George.
87.8 acres of meadows, woods, ponds, stream, and extensive trail system ar managed to provide a variety of habitats for wildlife in a beautiful rural setting
Local neighbors have convenient access to over three miles of trails from Minden Lane, Hawkweed Way (Summerhill Development) and LeBoutillier Road
Memorial rock, and a sweet gum grove donated by Mr. Lorimer's grandchildren in his memory
Connects to Summerhill trails
Gate house and spring house not open to public
Directions: Take Swedesford Road and turn north onto North Valley Road past the historic Great Valley Mill to the parking lot 1/2 mile on the right.
