Neversink Mountain Preserve
Neversink South Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Neversink South Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Mount Penn, PA. It climbs 675 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Neversink South Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 181–752 ft
Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 40.32092, -75.89786
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Neversink South Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 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 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Black Bear Hill–East Ridge Trail, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Neversink South Trail 4 mi · ▲ 643 ft
- Neversink South Viewpoint–Centennial Springs Hotel Pond, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 957 ft
- Neversink South Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 641 ft
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