Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Griggstown, NJ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 75 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43853, -74.61531
Nearest town Griggstown, NJ
Directions
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Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
9.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 34–76 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: 40.43853, -74.61531
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Blackwells Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
69% gravel30% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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