Washington Crossing State Park
Scenic Overlook - Delaware River via D&R Canal Towpath
4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Scenic Overlook - Delaware River via D&R Canal Towpath is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Somerset, NJ. The route reaches Scenic Overlook - Delaware River at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scenic Overlook - Delaware River via D&R Canal Towpath
4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 35–104 ft
Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park
Trailhead: 40.26790, -74.85013
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Green Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Scenic Overlook - Delaware River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint & Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path via D&R Canal Towpath 2.7 mi · ▲ 93 ft
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River via D&R Canal Towpath 4.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- D&R Canal Towpath & D&R Greenway 10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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