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Neversink Mountain Preserve

Black Bear Hill–Neversink South Viewpoint, 5 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Black Bear Hill–Neversink South Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. The route passes Neversink South Viewpoint and Centennial Springs Hotel Pond before reaching Black Bear Hill at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,231 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31378, -75.92903
Nearest town Millmont, PA
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Black Bear Hill–Neversink South Viewpoint, 5 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 181–817 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31378, -75.92903

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftPass Neversink South Viewpoint.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miPass Centennial Springs Hotel Pond.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Upper Glen Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Neversink North Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Saint Lawrence Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right onto East Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miReach Black Bear Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Saint Lawrence Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miBear right onto East Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Neversink North Trail, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftBear left onto Upper Glen Trail, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading W.
  37. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  38. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading SW.
  39. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SW.
  40. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-bear-hill-neversink-south-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Trail surface

20% gravel9% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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