Trexler Nature Preserve
Trexler Border Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 57 min
Trexler Border Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Trexler Border Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 57 min
Elevation 381–612 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.65473, -75.63055
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 NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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