Dry Run Creek Trail (blue) & Rockhopper Trail (Blue)
6.3 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Dry Run Creek Trail (blue) & Rockhopper Trail (Blue) is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Lambertville, NJ. It climbs 468 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dry Run Creek Trail (blue) & Rockhopper Trail (Blue)
6.3 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 151–428 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rockhopper Trail (Blue) · 40.36479, -74.92831
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Rockhopper Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rockhopper Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Dry Run Creek Trail (blue), heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Rockhopper Trail (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Rockhopper Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rockhopper Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Rockhopper Trail (Blue) Trailhead
- Rockhopper Trail (Blue) 3.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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