Fireman's Trail & Turkey Ridge Trail via Trexler Border Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. It climbs 1,107 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 728 ft · steepest grade: 29%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail 40.65403, -75.62353
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA
Directions
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Fireman's Trail & Turkey Ridge Trail via Trexler Border Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 382–727 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail · 40.65403, -75.62353
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Park Road / Covered Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fireman's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fireman's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Turkey Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fireman's Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Turkey Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Park Road / Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 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
54% dirt3% paved2% gravel1% boardwalk40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Trexler Border Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 601 ft
- Elk Viewing Viewpoint & Boy Scout Trail via Elk Viewing Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 686 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Covered Bridge Trail & Trexler Border Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 375 ft
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