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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Belle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: New Hope Station stop 650 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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