Belle Mountain & Scenic Overlook - Delaware River via Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Washington Crossing, NJ. The route passes Scenic Overlook - Delaware River before reaching Belle Mountain at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 306 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Continental Lane Trail 40.30317, -74.86230
Nearest town Washington Crossing, NJ
Directions
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Belle Mountain & Scenic Overlook - Delaware River via Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath
10.4 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 51–301 ft
Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park
Trailhead: Continental Lane Trail · 40.30317, -74.86230
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Continental Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Scenic Overlook - Delaware River.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Belle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 4.3 miSharp left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Continental Lane Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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
58% gravel26% dirt2% paved14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
73°63°
Mon
79°57°
Tue
82°59°
Wed
86°65°
Thu
84°66°
Fri
75°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Continental Lane Trail Trailhead
- Blue Dot Trail & Unblazed Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Red Dot Trail & Unblazed Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Green Dot Trail & Red Dot Trail Loop via Blue Dot Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint–Church Pond, 4 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 722 ft
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