Trexler Border Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spur Trail 40.64969, -75.62201
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA
Directions
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Trexler Border Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 381–721 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Spur Trail · 40.64969, -75.62201
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.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
7% paved4% gravel3% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Spur Trail Trailhead
- Kidspeace Drive & Spur Trail via Trexler Border Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Spur Trail & Trexler Border Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Brian's Trail via Trexler Border Trail 4 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 4 mi · ▲ 843 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 860 ft
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