Trexler Nature Preserve

Spur Trail & Trexler Border Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Spur Trail & Trexler Border Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. It climbs 455 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 633 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spur Trail 40.64969, -75.62201
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA

Directions

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Spur Trail & Trexler Border Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 383–634 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Spur Trail · 40.64969, -75.62201

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spur Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miReach Spur Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miSharp left onto Spur Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 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 surface

1% boardwalk99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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