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.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ringing Rocks Park Trail 40.56064, -75.12876
Nearest town Narrowsville, PA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Ringing Rocks Park Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading N.
  8. 2.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Ringing Rocks Park Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

71% gravel26% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead