Neversink Mountain Preserve

Neversink South Trail

6 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Neversink South Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Kenhorst, PA. It climbs 815 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 771 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30926, -75.93052
Nearest town Kenhorst, PA

Directions

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Neversink South Trail

6 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 181–771 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.30926, -75.93052

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left onto Neversink North Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Woodland Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading W.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
  31. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

24% gravel14% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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