AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Trexler Nature Preserve

Boy Scout Trail & Elk Viewing Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 57 min

Boy Scout Trail & Elk Viewing Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. It climbs 492 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 702 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elk Viewing Trail 40.65876, -75.62385
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA
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Boy Scout Trail & Elk Viewing Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 57 min

Elevation 389–703 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Elk Viewing Trail · 40.65876, -75.62385

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Elk Viewing Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach Elk Viewing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Elk Viewing Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boy-scout-trail-out-back-ed6c

Trail surface

43% dirt26% gravel2% boardwalk29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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