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Washington Crossing Historic Park

Delaware Canal Towpath

11.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Delaware Canal Towpath is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Titusville, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 66 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30059, -74.87766
Nearest town Titusville, NJ
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Delaware Canal Towpath

11.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 35–66 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park

Trailhead: 40.30059, -74.87766

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Towpath Street, heading N.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading N.
  15. 450 ftReach Delaware Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Towpath Street, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading N.
  19. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 2.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/delaware-canal-towpath-out-back-18-km-538b

Trail surface

1% dirt1% paved98% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°64°
Mon 80°58°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 84°66°
Fri 75°53°

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