Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Rocky Hill, NJ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi39 – 75 ft13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41202, -74.63139
Nearest town Rocky Hill, NJ
Directions
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Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
13.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 38–76 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: 40.41202, -74.63139
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
- 5.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Blackwells Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 5.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
79% gravel21% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:26 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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