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Mercer County Park

Mercer Lake via Eastern Red

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Mercer Lake via Eastern Red is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mercer County Park near Edinburg, NJ. The route reaches Mercer Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 105 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25544, -74.63522
Nearest town Edinburg, NJ
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Mercer Lake via Eastern Red

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 69–105 ft

Out & Back · Mercer County Park

Trailhead: 40.25544, -74.63522

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Jamie's Run, heading N.
  6. 400 ftBear right onto South Post, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftPass Mercer Lake.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Eastern Red, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dipping Toes, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Mercer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Eastern Red, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto South Post, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto Jamie's Run, heading E.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 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/mercer-lake-mercer-lake-out-back

Trail surface

60% paved30% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 73°64°
Mon 80°59°
Tue 83°60°
Wed 88°65°
Thu 85°69°
Fri 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Edinburg, New Jersey