Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

3.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Klapperthall Junction, PA. It climbs 268 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 381 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31501, -75.91526
Nearest town Klapperthall Junction, PA

Directions

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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

3.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 181–381 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31501, -75.91526

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading W.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

45% gravel55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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