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Neversink Mountain Preserve

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

5.5 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Kenhorst, PA. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30926, -75.93052
Nearest town Kenhorst, PA
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

5.5 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 181–595 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.30926, -75.93052

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 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-9-km-255a

Trail surface

26% gravel10% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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