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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Border Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Trexler Border Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 778 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bird Watching Trail 40.65508, -75.62529
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
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Trexler Border Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 396–677 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Bird Watching Trail · 40.65508, -75.62529

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bird Watching Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Park Road, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Brian's Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Brian's Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading N.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Brian's Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Buck Run Trail, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftSharp left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 450 ftSharp right onto Buck Run Trail, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Brian's Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Run Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading N.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftSharp right onto Teardrop Trail, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.9 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trexler-border-trail-out-back-5-km-6311

Trail surface

25% dirt3% gravel72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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