2023-10-17 11 52 56 View northwest up the Delaware and Raritan Feeder Canal at Valley Road in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg
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Belle Mountain & Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Lambertville, NJ. The route reaches Belle Mountain at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath 40.36570, -74.94596
Nearest town Lambertville, NJ

Directions

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Belle Mountain & Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath

5.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 56–301 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath · 40.36570, -74.94596

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: New Hope Station stop 650 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach Belle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

78% gravel8% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°63°
Mon 80°59°
Tue 83°60°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 84°67°
Fri 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: New Hope Station stop 650 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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