Assunpink Wildlife Management Area
Assunpink Lake via Union Transportation Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Assunpink Lake via Union Transportation Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Assunpink Wildlife Management Area near Cream Ridge, NJ. The route reaches Assunpink Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Assunpink Lake via Union Transportation Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 83–133 ft
Out & Back · Assunpink Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Union Transportation Trail · 40.12171, -74.51694
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Union Transportation Trail, heading NW.
- 6.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miReach Assunpink Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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