Capitol View Riverwalk Viewpoint & Capitol View Riverwalk via Delaware Canal Towpath
7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Capitol View Riverwalk Viewpoint & Capitol View Riverwalk via Delaware Canal Towpath is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Williamson Park near Morrisville, PA. The route reaches Capitol View Riverwalk Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Capitol View Riverwalk Viewpoint & Capitol View Riverwalk via Delaware Canal Towpath
7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 8–33 ft
Out & Back · Williamson Park
Trailhead: 40.22148, -74.78730
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Capitol View Riverwalk Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Capitol View Riverwalk, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Capitol View Riverwalk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Pond 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Delaware Canal Towpath 5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Afton Lake via Delaware Canal Towpath 6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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