Neversink Mountain Preserve
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)
5.7 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Deerfield Village, PA. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)
5.7 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 181–595 ft
Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 40.30941, -75.92968
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
- 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 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 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 NE.
- 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.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Angelica Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Angelica Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Angelica Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5.5 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Neversink South Trail 6 mi · ▲ 815 ft
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