Neversink Mountain Preserve

Highland Trail via Neversink South Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Highland Trail via Neversink South Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 987 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 774 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32288, -75.92607
Nearest town Millmont, PA

Directions

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Highland Trail via Neversink South Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 181–774 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.32288, -75.92607

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp left onto Highland Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miReach Highland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Woodland Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
  29. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  32. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

23% gravel4% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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