Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
15.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Zarephath, NJ. 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 & Raritan Canal Towpath
15.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 9–40 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.54207, -74.56757
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
- 7.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 7.7 miSharp right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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