AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Delaware Canal Towpath

7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Delaware Canal Towpath is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Morrisville, PA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 56 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath 40.21016, -74.77679
Nearest town Morrisville, PA
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Delaware Canal Towpath

7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 19–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath · 40.21016, -74.77679

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading S.
  2. 3.6 miReach Delaware Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/delaware-canal-towpath-out-back-11-km-7b8d

Trail surface

99% gravel1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Morrisville, Pennsylvania