D&R Canal Towpath
4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min
D&R Canal Towpath is a 4.8-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
4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 51–123 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.24532, -74.80985
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Sullivan Way 60'S of Palmer Ln stop 310 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 2 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 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sullivan Way 60'S of Palmer Ln stop 310 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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