AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Allaire State Park

Canal Trail via Upper Squankum Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Canal Trail via Upper Squankum Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Allaire State Park near Allaire, NJ. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 121 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Atlantic Crossing 40.16679, -74.12689
Nearest town Allaire, NJ
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Canal Trail via Upper Squankum Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 37–121 ft

Out & Back · Allaire State Park

Trailhead: Atlantic Crossing · 40.16679, -74.12689

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Howard's Way, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto James Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Howard's Way, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Outer Brisbane, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Upper Squankum Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Canal Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miReach Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Upper Squankum Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Outer Brisbane, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Howard's Way, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto James Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Howard's Way, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canal-trail-out-back-7-km-df26

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

More from Atlantic Crossing Trailhead

Hikes near Allaire, New Jersey