Cranbury Brook
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Cranbury Brook is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Princeton Meadows, NJ. The route reaches Cranbury Brook at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cranbury Brook
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 74–100 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.32745, -74.53954
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Cranbury Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 12 min before dark.
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