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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 5.1 miSharp left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Delaware River.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Continental Lane Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Scenic Overlook - Delaware River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Continental Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, heading W.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: New Hope Station stop 650 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath Trailhead
- Belle Mountain & Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath 5.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Delaware River Heritage Trail & Delaware and Raritan Canal Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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