AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cranbury Brook

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Cranbury Brook is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Plainsboro Center, NJ. The route reaches Cranbury Brook at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 95 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32045, -74.58149
Nearest town Plainsboro Center, NJ
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Cranbury Brook

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 74–96 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32045, -74.58149

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miReach Cranbury Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 miArrive 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/cranbury-brook-out-back-4-km-4995

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity67%
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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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