Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Blackwells Mills, NJ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Elevation 33–63 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: Blackwells Mills Trailhead · 40.47524, -74.57270
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blackwells Mills Trailhead Trailhead
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Creek Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blackwells Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Blackwells Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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