Assunpink Wildlife Management Area
Assunpink Lake via Union Transportation Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Assunpink Lake via Union Transportation Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Assunpink Wildlife Management Area near Sharon, NJ. The route reaches Assunpink Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Assunpink Lake via Union Transportation Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 95–121 ft
Out & Back · Assunpink Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Union Transportation Trail · 40.20580, -74.53643
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Union Transportation Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miReach Assunpink Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Union Transportation Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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