Neversink Mountain Preserve

Centennial Springs Hotel Pond–East Ridge Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 591 ft · 58 min

Centennial Springs Hotel Pond–East Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near East Reading, PA. The route reaches Centennial Springs Hotel Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 591 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32375, -75.90189
Nearest town East Reading, PA

Directions

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Centennial Springs Hotel Pond–East Ridge Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 591 ft · 58 min

Elevation 504–849 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.32375, -75.90189

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Neversink North Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Promenade Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Neversink North Trail, heading E.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftReach Centennial Springs Hotel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Neversink North Trail, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Promenade Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto Neversink North Trail, heading W.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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