Neversink Mountain Preserve
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)
5.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Kenhorst, PA. It climbs 573 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)
5.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 181–595 ft
Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 40.30653, -75.93535
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Angelica Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Leachate Pond & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 4.3 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5.2 mi · ▲ 547 ft
- Neversink South Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Neversink South Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 873 ft
- Neversink South Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 922 ft
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