Trexler Border Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. It climbs 703 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Trexler Border Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 703 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 383–732 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Park Road · 40.66492, -75.61816
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Trexler Border Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Park Road Trailhead
- Trexler Border Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Spur Trail via Trexler Border Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- Trexler Border Viewpoint & Trexler Nature Trail via Trexler Border Trail 3 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Trexler Border Trail 5 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- Brian's Trail & Trexler Nature Trail via Trexler Border Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft
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