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Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District

Shabakunk Source & Maidenhead Trail via Twin Pines Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Shabakunk Source & Maidenhead Trail via Twin Pines Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District near Lawrenceville, NJ. The route reaches Shabakunk Source at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 230 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30389, -74.75050
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NJ
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Shabakunk Source & Maidenhead Trail via Twin Pines Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 187–231 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District

Trailhead: 40.30389, -74.75050

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Maidenhead Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead-Twin Pines, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Pines Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Twin Pines Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach Shabakunk Source, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Twin Pines Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead-Twin Pines, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 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/shabakunk-source-maidenhead-trail-out-back-6-km-dc46

Trail surface

60% gravel1% boardwalk1% paved38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°59°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 83°66°
Fri 74°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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