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Bowman Hill & Saint Clair Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Yardley, PA. The route passes Saint Clair Pond before reaching Bowman Hill at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 400 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Newtown-Scudder Falls Trail 40.25733, -74.85390
Nearest town Yardley, PA

Directions

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Bowman Hill & Saint Clair Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath

15.3 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 35–399 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park

Trailhead: Newtown-Scudder Falls Trail · 40.25733, -74.85390

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Newtown-Scudder Falls Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading N.
  5. 2.6 miPass Saint Clair Pond.
  6. 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Bowman Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 4.8 miTurn right onto Newtown-Scudder Falls Trail, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

23% dirt1% paved76% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°63°
Mon 80°62°
Tue 83°63°
Wed 87°69°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 75°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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