Trexler Border Viewpoint & Trexler Nature Trail via Trexler Border Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Trexler Nature Preserve near Schnecksville, PA. The route reaches Trexler Border Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.66451, -75.61634
Nearest town Schnecksville, PA
Directions
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Trexler Border Viewpoint & Trexler Nature Trail via Trexler Border Trail
3 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 382–732 ft
Out & Back · Trexler Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.66451, -75.61634
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trexler Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Park Road / Covered Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Park Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Trexler Border Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bird Watching Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Park Road / Covered Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trexler Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Trexler Border Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% paved2% boardwalk1% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip5%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
76°61°
Mon
75°57°
Tue
78°54°
Wed
80°61°
15%
Thu
71°64°
23%
Fri
81°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this 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 Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 703 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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