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Scenic Overlook - Delaware River–Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Lambertville, NJ. The route reaches Scenic Overlook - Delaware River. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 154 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath 40.36570, -74.94596
Nearest town Lambertville, NJ

Directions

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Scenic Overlook - Delaware River–Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 51–155 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath · 40.36570, -74.94596

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: New Hope Station stop 650 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 5.1 miSharp left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Delaware River.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Continental Lane Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Dot Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftReach Scenic Overlook - Delaware River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Continental Lane Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  18. 5.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading W.
  20. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% gravel20% dirt1% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°63°
Mon 80°59°
Tue 83°60°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 84°67°
Fri 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: New Hope Station stop 650 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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