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Washington Crossing Historic Park

Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint–Saint Clair Pond, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint–Saint Clair Pond, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Brownsburg, PA. The route passes Saint Clair Pond and Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 89 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33079, -74.93733
Nearest town Brownsburg, PA
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Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint–Saint Clair Pond, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 18–87 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park

Trailhead: 40.33079, -74.93733

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 2.2 miPass Saint Clair Pond.
  6. 2.7 miPass Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  10. 4.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scudder-falls-bridge-shared-use-viewpoint-saint-clair-pond-out-back-3-sights-25-km

Trail surface

23% dirt9% paved68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 80°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°65°
Thu 84°66°
Fri 75°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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