Beaver Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Beaver Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Morrisville, PA. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 19–33 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath · 40.21836, -74.78030
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: West State St at Rutgers Pl stop 676 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West State St at Rutgers Pl stop 676 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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