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Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

2.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Klapperthall Junction, PA. It is mostly level, with 185 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 351 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31449, -75.91388
Nearest town Klapperthall Junction, PA
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

2.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 181–352 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31449, -75.91388

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cumru Police Shooting Range Driveway, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 450 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-5-km-fdee

Trail surface

50% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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