Neversink Mountain Preserve

Neversink South Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Neversink South Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 912 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 771 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31210, -75.93103
Nearest town Millmont, PA

Directions

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Neversink South Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 181–771 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31210, -75.93103

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Neversink North Trail, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto West Woodland Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
  36. 350 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  37. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  42. 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

25% gravel22% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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