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Washington Crossing State Park

Church Pond–Green Dot Trail Loop, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Church Pond–Green Dot Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile loop in Washington Crossing State Park near Titusville, NJ. The route reaches Church Pond. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 230 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31856, -74.86634
Nearest town Titusville, NJ
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Church Pond–Green Dot Trail Loop, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 57–231 ft

Loop · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.31856, -74.86634

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Church Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail;Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail;Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail Connector, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miThe loop closes 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/church-pond-loop

Trail surface

9% dirt2% paved89% 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°59°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 84°65°
Fri 74°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark.

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