Rancocas State Park

Rancocas Trail & Squirrel Run Trail (white/pink) & Rancocas Trail (white)

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Rancocas Trail & Squirrel Run Trail (white/pink) & Rancocas Trail (white) is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Rancocas State Park near Timbuctoo, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 39 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maple Leaf Trail (purple) 40.00337, -74.82050
Nearest town Timbuctoo, NJ

Directions

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Rancocas Trail & Squirrel Run Trail (white/pink) & Rancocas Trail (white)

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 12–40 ft

Out & Back · Rancocas State Park

Trailhead: Maple Leaf Trail (purple) · 40.00337, -74.82050

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Maple Leaf Trail (purple), heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Maple Leaf Trail & Meadow View Trail (purple/red), heading W.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Maple Leaf Trail (purple), heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rancocas Trail & Squirrel Run Trail (white/pink), heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rancocas Trail (white), heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Rancocas Trail & Squirrel Run Trail (white/pink), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rancocas Trail & Squirrel Run Trail (white/pink), heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Maple Leaf Trail (purple), heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Whispering Woods Trail & Maple Leaf Trail (yellow/purple), heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Leaf Trail & Meadow View Trail (purple/red), heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Maple Leaf Trail (purple), heading E.
  12. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 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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