Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint & Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path via D&R Canal Towpath

2.7 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 57 min

Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint & Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path via D&R Canal Towpath is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Somerset, NJ. The route reaches Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 93 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 89 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26790, -74.85013
Nearest town Somerset, NJ

Directions

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Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint & Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path via D&R Canal Towpath

2.7 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 57 min

Elevation 18–87 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftReach Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Scudder Falls Bridge Shared Use Path, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto D&R Canal Towpath, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 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

47% paved40% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°64°
Mon 81°62°
Tue 83°64°
Wed 87°69°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 76°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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