AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Duke Island Park

Duck Pond & Canal Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Duck Pond & Canal Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Duke Island Park near Raritan, NJ. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 52 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canal Trail 40.56483, -74.63887
Nearest town Raritan, NJ
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Duck Pond & Canal Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 38–54 ft

Out & Back · Duke Island Park

Trailhead: Canal Trail · 40.56483, -74.63887

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: Somerset St & First Ave stop 213 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Canal Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto Park Drive, heading S.
  3. 150 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Canal Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 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/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-fe0a

Trail surface

97% dirt2% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Somerset St & First Ave stop 213 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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