Blackwells Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Griggstown, NJ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 79 ft12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42971, -74.61902
Nearest town Griggstown, NJ
Directions
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Blackwells Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
11.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 36–77 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: 40.42971, -74.61902
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
- 4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Blackwells Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Blackwells Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading W.
- 4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% gravel33% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
74°63°
Mon
80°59°
Tue
81°59°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
83°68°
Fri
75°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 10.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 10.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Creek Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 13.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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