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Neversink Mountain Preserve

West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.4 mi · ▲ 549 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 Klapperthall Junction, PA. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 653 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30551, -75.91903
Nearest town Klapperthall Junction, PA
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West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

4.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 187–653 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.30551, -75.91903

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
  22. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 0.4 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-6521

Trail surface

26% gravel1% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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