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.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 751 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32092, -75.89786
Nearest town Mount Penn, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
  8. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Neversink South Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% gravel11% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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.

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