Leachate Pond & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Leachate Pond & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 5-mile out-and-back near Millmont, PA. The route reaches Leachate Pond. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 279 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Leachate Pond & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

5 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 168–279 ft

Out & Back

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. 0.9 miPass Leachate Pond.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach Leachate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

51% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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