Fireman's Trail & Turkey Ridge Trail via Trexler Border Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Weidasville, PA. It climbs 983 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 728 ft · steepest grade: 29%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail 40.64693, -75.62329
Nearest town Weidasville, PA
Directions
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Fireman's Trail & Turkey Ridge Trail via Trexler Border Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 380–727 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail · 40.64693, -75.62329
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fireman's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Turkey Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Turkey Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
24% dirt5% paved3% gravel68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Covered Bridge Trail Trailhead
- Covered Bridge Trail–Elk Viewing Trail, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 592 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 855 ft
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