Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District
Maidenhead Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Maidenhead Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District near Lawrenceville, NJ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maidenhead Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 142–230 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District
Trailhead: Mercer Meadows Pole Farm Parking · 40.31287, -74.73758
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maidenhead Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Maidenhead Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mercer Meadows Pole Farm Parking Trailhead
- Maidenhead Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lawrence Hopewell Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lawrence Hopewell Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Shabakunk Source & Twin Pines Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Maidenhead Trail 4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Maidenhead Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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