Delaware Canal Towpath
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Delaware Canal Towpath is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Penn Valley, 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.
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Delaware Canal Towpath
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 19–47 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18220, -74.78822
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Delaware Canal Towpath 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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