Cranbury Brook
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Cranbury Brook is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Princeton Meadows, NJ. The route passes Cranbury Brook before reaching Cranbury Brook at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cranbury Brook
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 79–106 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.31032, -74.55934
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Cranbury Brook.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Cranbury Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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