Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

3.9 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31193, -75.92398
Nearest town Millmont, PA

Directions

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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

3.9 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 181–595 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31193, -75.92398

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

37% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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