Trexler Border Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. It climbs 388 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.66451, -75.61634
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA
Directions
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Trexler Border Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 54 min
Elevation 568–732 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.66451, -75.61634
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
76°61°
Mon
75°57°
Tue
78°54°
Wed
80°61°
15%
Thu
71°64°
23%
Fri
81°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Trexler Border Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Spur Trail via Trexler Border Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Trexler Border Viewpoint & Trexler Nature Trail via Trexler Border Trail 3 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 703 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 5 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- Brian's Trail & Trexler Nature Trail via Trexler Border Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft
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