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Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

6.2 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 836 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31009, -75.92497
Nearest town Millmont, PA
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

6.2 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 181–595 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31009, -75.92497

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/schuylkill-river-trail-thun-section-out-back-10-km-1d21

Trail surface

23% gravel9% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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