Washington Crossing Historic Park
New Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 49 min
New Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Titusville, NJ. The route reaches New Pond at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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New Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 35–93 ft
Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park
Trailhead: 40.30059, -74.87766
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach New Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive 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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- Founders' Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath 9.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft
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