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Mercer County Park

Mercer Lake–Dipping Toes, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Mercer Lake–Dipping Toes, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Mercer County Park near Edinburg, NJ. The route passes Mercer Lake and Mercer Lake. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 98 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue 40.26240, -74.62057
Nearest town Edinburg, NJ
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Mercer Lake–Dipping Toes, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 62–98 ft

Out & Back · Mercer County Park

Trailhead: Blue · 40.26240, -74.62057

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

Transit-accessible: Quakerbridge Rd at Hughes Dr stop 146 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Flash Flood, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Mercer Lake.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastern Red, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dipping Toes, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Red, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Eastern Red, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Post, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Eastern Red, heading W.
  13. 150 ftPass Mercer Lake.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Dipping Toes, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftReach Mercer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dipping Toes, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miBear left onto Eastern Red, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miBear right onto South Post, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Red, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miBear left onto Cottonwood, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto Eastern Red, heading E.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dipping Toes, heading E.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eastern Red, heading N.
  44. 0.6 miTurn left onto Flash Flood, heading E.
  45. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SE.
  46. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mercer-lake-mercer-lake-out-back-6-sights-10-km

Trail surface

80% dirt8% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity67%
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°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Quakerbridge Rd at Hughes Dr stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Edinburg, New Jersey