Belle Mountain–Scenic Overlook - Delaware River, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. The route passes Scenic Overlook - Delaware River before reaching Belle Mountain at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 470 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31352, -74.86173
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
Directions
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Belle Mountain–Scenic Overlook - Delaware River, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 51–301 ft
Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park
Trailhead: 40.31352, -74.86173
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail;Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Delaware River.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading SE.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Belle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 4.3 miSharp left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail;Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Unblazed, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Trail Connector, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
50% gravel25% dirt2% paved23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
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
72°63°
Mon
79°57°
Tue
82°58°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
83°65°
Fri
74°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Continental Lane Trail & Red Dot Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Blue Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Red Trail via Horseback Riding Trail 2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Blue Dot Trail via Horseback Riding Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Church Pond & Pleasant Valley Trail (white) via Ridge Trail (white) 6.6 mi · ▲ 877 ft
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