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Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31210, -75.93103
Nearest town Millmont, PA
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 181–595 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31210, -75.93103

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/schuylkill-river-trail-thun-section-out-back-7-km-26ae

Trail surface

31% gravel8% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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