Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.3 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Klapperthall Junction, PA. It climbs 513 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30551, -75.91903
Nearest town Klapperthall Junction, PA

Directions

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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.3 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 187–595 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.30551, -75.91903

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

26% gravel74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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