Elk Viewing Viewpoint–Elk Viewing Trail, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. The route reaches Elk Viewing Viewpoint. It climbs 1,229 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 738 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65947, -75.62555
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
Directions
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Elk Viewing Viewpoint–Elk Viewing Trail, 4 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 389–738 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.65947, -75.62555
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Park Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Elk Viewing Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Elk Viewing Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trexler Nature Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Kidspeace Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Elk Viewing Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Trexler Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Viewing Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Park Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
5% gravel1% dirt1% boardwalk93% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Boy Scout Trail & Elk Viewing Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Elk Viewing Viewpoint & Trexler Border Viewpoint via Elk Viewing Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 869 ft
- Schantz Hill–Elk Viewing Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft
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