Creek Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Blackwells Mills, NJ. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Creek Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 41–107 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: Cedar Trail · 40.46666, -74.55946
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Blackwells Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Blackwells Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cedar Trail Trailhead
- Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Blackwells Trail via Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Blackwells Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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