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Duke Island Park

Duck Pond & Canal Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Duck Pond & Canal Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Duke Island Park near Raritan, NJ. The route reaches Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 52 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

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

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 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. 1.5 miPass Duck Pond.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Park Drive, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Park Drive, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Canal Trail, heading NE.
  11. 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-9-km-16e9

Trail surface

60% dirt39% 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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