D&R Canal Towpath
4.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 38 min
D&R Canal Towpath is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Ferry Road Manor, NJ. It is mostly level, with 56 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 · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 51–122 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.24330, -74.80887
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Sanhican Dr at Aberfeldy Dr stop 500 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sanhican Dr at Aberfeldy Dr stop 500 m from the trailhead
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