Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

3 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 3-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 335 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31371, -75.91782
Nearest town Millmont, PA

Directions

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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

3 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 181–335 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31371, -75.91782

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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