Neversink Mountain Preserve
West Woodland Trail via Neversink South Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 2 hr 21 min
West Woodland Trail via Neversink South Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Neversink Mountain Preserve near Millmont, PA. It climbs 830 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Woodland Trail via Neversink South Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 181–771 ft
Out & Back · Neversink Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 40.32288, -75.92607
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach West Woodland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Angelica Creek Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Angelica Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Leachate Pond & Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5.4 mi · ▲ 536 ft
- West Valley Trail via Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section) 5.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Neversink South Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 836 ft
- Highland Trail via Neversink South Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 987 ft
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