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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Border Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Trexler Border Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Kernsville, PA. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 682 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63849, -75.61935
Nearest town Kernsville, PA
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Trexler Border Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 530–681 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 40.63849, -75.61935

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 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-5-km-3ec7

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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