Neversink Mountain Preserve
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)–West Valley Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)–West Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 885 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)–West Valley Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 181–671 ft
Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 40.32571, -75.91822
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Woodland Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Neversink South Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach West Woodland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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 NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto West Woodland Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Neversink North Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Neversink South Viewpoint–Centennial Springs Hotel Pond Loop, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Leachate Pond–West Valley Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 979 ft
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