Trexler Border Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Winchester Road 40.65935, -75.63827
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
Directions
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Trexler Border Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 396–612 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Winchester Road · 40.65935, -75.63827
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail / Bird Watching Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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