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Glen Trail via Doctor's Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Imlaystown, NJ. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 223 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridges Trail 40.15583, -74.50495
Nearest town Imlaystown, NJ

Directions

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Glen Trail via Doctor's Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 55 min

Elevation 106–224 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bridges Trail · 40.15583, -74.50495

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Glen Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridges Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Glen Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Glen Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridges Trail, heading SW.
  7. 200 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 70°63°
Mon 80°59°
Tue 83°59°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 85°69°
Fri 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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