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Trexler Nature Preserve

Mill Hill–Half-Pipe, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Mill Hill–Half-Pipe, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. The route reaches Mill Hill. It climbs 1,146 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elk Viewing Trail 40.66290, -75.62216
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA
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Mill Hill–Half-Pipe, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 382–743 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Elk Viewing Trail · 40.66290, -75.62216

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elk Viewing Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Park Road / Covered Bridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading N.
  13. 200 ftPass Mill Hill.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Half-Pipe, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Half-Pipe, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hunsicker Valley Trail, heading W.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading N.
  21. 250 ftReach Mill Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hunsicker Valley Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Half-Pipe, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading N.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Half-Pipe, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  29. 400 ftContinue straight onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading S.
  30. 100 ftTurn right onto Teardrop Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.9 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left onto Park Road / Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 200 ftTurn left onto Elk Viewing Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-hill-half-pipe-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

21% gravel9% dirt2% paved1% boardwalk67% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 76°61°
Mon 75°57°
Tue 78°54°
Wed 80°61° 15%
Thu 71°64° 23%
Fri 81°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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