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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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 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.
More from this trailhead
- Neversink South Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Neversink South Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 3.3 mi · ▲ 152 ft
- Neversink South Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Neversink South Trail & West Valley Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Neversink South Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 829 ft
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