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Pennington Park

Rancocas Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Rancocas Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Pennington Park near Sharper, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 23 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03858, -74.93358
Nearest town Sharper, NJ
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Rancocas Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 6–24 ft

Out & Back · Pennington Park

Trailhead: 40.03858, -74.93358

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rancocas Creek Greenway, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rancocas Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Rancocas Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rancocas Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 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/rancocas-creek-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

76% paved6% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Sharper, New Jersey