Neversink Mountain Preserve
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)
3.6 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Klapperthall Junction, PA. It climbs 395 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)
3.6 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 181–540 ft
Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 40.31649, -75.91588
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
- 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.
- 300 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 NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Highland Trail via West Valley Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 2.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft
- Neversink South Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 3.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 3.5 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Neversink South Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Klapperthall Junction, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Klapperthall Junction, Pennsylvania