Trexler Nature Preserve
Trexler Border Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 51 min
Trexler Border Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 293 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Trexler Border Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 51 min
Elevation 381–612 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Park Road · 40.65595, -75.62770
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Park Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from Park Road Trailhead
- Trexler Border Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 670 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 419 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Bittners Corner, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Bittners Corner, Pennsylvania