D&R Canal Towpath
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
D&R Canal Towpath is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Ferry Road Manor, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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D&R Canal Towpath
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 52–68 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.24484, -74.81710
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Sanhican Dr at Afton Ave stop 411 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading W.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sanhican Dr at Afton Ave stop 411 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- D&R Canal Towpath 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint–Saint Clair Pond, 3 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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