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Trexler Nature Preserve

Mill Hill & Winchester Road via Trexler Border Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Mill Hill & Winchester Road via Trexler Border Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. The route reaches Mill Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 735 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Winchester Road 40.65813, -75.64803
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
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Mill Hill & Winchester Road via Trexler Border Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 434–734 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Winchester Road · 40.65813, -75.64803

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Winchester Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftSharp right onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Run Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Buck Run Trail, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Teardrop Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftReach Mill Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Broken Arrow Trail, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftSharp left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right onto Winchester Road, heading NW.
  32. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-hill-out-back

Trail surface

72% gravel22% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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