Trexler Nature Preserve
Trexler Border Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Trexler Border Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 419 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Trexler Border Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 369–612 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Park Road · 40.65595, -75.62770
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Park Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail / Bird Watching Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Trexler Border Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bird Watching Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail / Bird Watching Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Park Road, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 5 min before dark.
More from Park Road Trailhead
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