Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District
Rosedale Lake via Maidenhead Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Rosedale Lake via Maidenhead Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District near Centerville, NJ. The route reaches Rosedale Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rosedale Lake via Maidenhead Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 153–192 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District
Trailhead: Maidenhead Trail · 40.32537, -74.75252
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Maidenhead Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Rosedale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Maidenhead Trail Trailhead
- Lawrence Hopewell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lawrence Hopewell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Maidenhead Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Maidenhead Trail & Twin Pines Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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