Trexler Border Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 416 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65425, -75.63256
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
Directions
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Trexler Border Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 50 min
Elevation 398–612 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.65425, -75.63256
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Park Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
7% paved93% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Trexler Border Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 497 ft
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