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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Border Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Trexler Border Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Bittners Corner, PA. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trexler Border Trail 40.66677, -75.63690
Nearest town Bittners Corner, PA
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Trexler Border Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 381–677 ft

Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Trexler Border Trail · 40.66677, -75.63690

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

  1. Start on Trexler Border Trail, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Run Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Teardrop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto Park Road, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spur Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trexler Border Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto Brian's Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Teardrop Trail, heading W.
  30. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftSharp right onto Brian's Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Brian's Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Buck Run Trail, heading SW.
  39. 450 ftContinue straight onto Trexler Border Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-1590

Trail surface

18% dirt5% paved2% gravel75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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