2023-10-11 14 22 50 View north-northeast across Etra Lake from the parking area along Mercer County Route 571 (Etra Road) in East Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg
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Etra Lake & Etra Lake Pathway is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Etra Lake Park near Twin Rivers, NJ. The route reaches Etra Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 121 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25700, -74.49212
Nearest town Twin Rivers, NJ

Directions

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Etra Lake & Etra Lake Pathway

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 95–122 ft

Out & Back · Etra Lake Park

Trailhead: 40.25700, -74.49212

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miPass Etra Lake.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Etra Lake Pathway, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miReach Etra Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

30% dirt22% paved48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 80°60°
Tue 82°60°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 85°69°
Fri 75°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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