Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

2.4 mi · ▲ 97 ft · 51 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Klapperthall Junction, PA. It is mostly level, with 97 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 276 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31172, -75.91464
Nearest town Klapperthall Junction, PA

Directions

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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

2.4 mi · ▲ 97 ft · 51 min

Elevation 181–275 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31172, -75.91464

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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