Trenton Water Works & D&R Canal Towpath
9.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Trenton Water Works & D&R Canal Towpath is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Cadwalader Park near Somerset, NJ. The route reaches Trenton Water Works at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trenton Water Works & D&R Canal Towpath
9.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 47–67 ft
Out & Back · Cadwalader Park
Trailhead: D&R Canal Towpath · 40.26522, -74.84795
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Stuyvesant Ave at Hoffman Ave stop 361 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on D&R Canal Towpath, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading SE.
- 4.4 miBear right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Trenton Water Works.
- 0.2 miReach Trenton Water Works, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading N.
- 4.3 miContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 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 4.6 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Stuyvesant Ave at Hoffman Ave stop 361 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from D&R Canal Towpath Trailhead
- Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint–Saint Clair Pond, 3 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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