Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min
Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Blackwells Mills, NJ. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min
Elevation 38–76 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: 40.47250, -74.57110
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Blackwells Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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