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Neversink Mountain Preserve

West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 44 min

West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 542 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 653 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31378, -75.92903
Nearest town Millmont, PA
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West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 181–653 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.31378, -75.92903

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading W.
  14. 100 ftReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
  23. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-valley-trail-out-back-7-km-5ed6

Trail surface

33% gravel1% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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