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Mercer County Park

Mercer Lake–Blue, 5 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Mercer Lake–Blue, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mercer County Park near Edinburg, NJ. The route reaches Mercer Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 105 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26051, -74.63555
Nearest town Edinburg, NJ
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Mercer Lake–Blue, 5 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 64–106 ft

Out & Back · Mercer County Park

Trailhead: 40.26051, -74.63555

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Bus Turnaround Lane, heading E.
  7. 100 ftPass Mercer Lake.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brady's Way, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Eastern Red, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Flash Flood, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Paxson's Loop, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftReach Mercer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Paxson's Loop, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Flash Flood, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastern Red, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Brady's Way, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bus Turnaround Lane, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 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-7-sights-7-km

Trail surface

75% dirt19% paved6% 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 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 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Edinburg, New Jersey