New Pond & Founders' Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Brownsburg, PA. The route passes Founders' Pond and New Pond. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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New Pond & Founders' Pond
2.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 49–214 ft
Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park
Trailhead: 40.33148, -74.93873
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Founders' Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftPass New Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach New Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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