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.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65473, -75.63055
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spur Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

9% paved91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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