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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Border Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr

Trexler Border Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Kernsville, PA. It climbs 272 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 682 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trexler Border Trail 40.64018, -75.61766
Nearest town Kernsville, PA
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Trexler Border Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 543–681 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Trexler Border Trail · 40.64018, -75.61766

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

  1. Start on Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miArrive 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-ff93

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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