D&R Canal Towpath & D&R Greenway
10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 36 min
D&R Canal Towpath & D&R Greenway is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Cadwalader Park near Somerset, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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D&R Canal Towpath & D&R Greenway
10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 47–67 ft
Out & Back · Cadwalader Park
Trailhead: 40.27009, -74.85146
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Bank St at North Willow St stop 185 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading SE.
- 4.4 miContinue straight onto D&R Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach D&R Canal Towpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 4.3 miContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 5.3 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bank St at North Willow St stop 185 m from the trailhead
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