Cranbury Brook

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Cranbury Brook is a 2-mile out-and-back near Princeton Meadows, NJ. The route reaches Cranbury Brook at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 82 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32966, -74.54520
Nearest town Princeton Meadows, NJ

Directions

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Cranbury Brook

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 74–81 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32966, -74.54520

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftReach Cranbury Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 73°63°
Mon 80°60°
Tue 81°60°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 75°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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