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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Neversink North Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto West Woodland Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Angelica Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Angelica Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Angelica Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Neversink South Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 863 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5.5 mi · ▲ 516 ft
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