AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 59 min

Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Prospect Park, NJ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 72 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware River Heritage Trail 40.22912, -74.75789
Nearest town Prospect Park, NJ
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Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 59 min

Elevation 41–71 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Delaware River Heritage Trail · 40.22912, -74.75789

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd at Southard St stop 395 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Delaware River Heritage Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miReach Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Delaware River Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 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-raritan-canal-towpath-out-back-5-km-efa2

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd at Southard St stop 395 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Prospect Park, New Jersey