2025-04-09 13 51 27 Panoramic view south from the lawn next to the Trexler Environmental Center within the Trexler Nature Preserve in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.jpg
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Trexler Border Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Kernsville, PA. It climbs 331 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 682 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63876, -75.61625
Nearest town Kernsville, PA

Directions

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Trexler Border Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 492–681 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 40.63876, -75.61625

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 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 (~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.

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