2023-10-17 11 52 56 View northwest up the Delaware and Raritan Feeder Canal at Valley Road in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg
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D&R Canal Towpath is a 15-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Moore, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 62 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33466, -74.92933
Nearest town Moore, NJ

Directions

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D&R Canal Towpath

15 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 44–61 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.33466, -74.92933

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SE.
  3. 4.3 miContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 6.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

51% dirt39% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°64°
Mon 80°58°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°65°
Thu 84°66°
Fri 75°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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