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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Border Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Trexler Border Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Road 40.65595, -75.62770
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
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Trexler Border Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 396–677 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Park Road · 40.65595, -75.62770

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

  1. Start on Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Brian's Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Brian's Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Brian's Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Buck Run Trail, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  23. 450 ftBear left onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp right onto Teardrop Trail, heading S.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading SW.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trexler-border-trail-out-back-4-km-d905

Trail surface

29% dirt3% gravel68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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