Ringing Rocks County Park
Delaware Canal Towpath
8.5 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Delaware Canal Towpath is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Ringing Rocks County Park near Narrowsville, PA. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Delaware Canal Towpath
8.5 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 125–531 ft
Out & Back · Ringing Rocks County Park
Trailhead: Ringing Rocks Park Trail · 40.56064, -75.12876
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ringing Rocks Park Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ringing Rocks Park Trail, 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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