AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Delaware Canal Towpath

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Delaware Canal Towpath is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Edgely, 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 – 33 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12144, -74.84183
Nearest town Edgely, PA
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Delaware Canal Towpath

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 21–32 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12144, -74.84183

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miReach Delaware Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 1.5 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-6-km-c3fb

Trail surface

97% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Edgely, Pennsylvania