D&R Canal Towpath
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
D&R Canal Towpath is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Ferry Road Manor, NJ. It is mostly level, with 28 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 52–102 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.24393, -74.81342
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Sullivan Way at Palmer Ln stop 466 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading W.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sullivan Way at Palmer Ln stop 466 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- D&R Canal Towpath 4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Trenton Water Works & D&R Canal Towpath 6.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath & D&R Greenway 6.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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