Neversink Mountain Preserve

West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

5.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 2 hr 11 min

West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Deerfield Village, PA. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 653 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30941, -75.92968
Nearest town Deerfield Village, PA

Directions

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West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section)

5.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 181–653 ft

Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 40.30941, -75.92968

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftReach West Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 100 ftBear left onto West Valley Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
  30. 350 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
  37. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

25% gravel11% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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