Farm History Trail–Maidenhead Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District near Lawrenceville, NJ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi184 – 230 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Twin Pines Trail 40.30926, -74.75642
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NJ
Directions
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Farm History Trail–Maidenhead Trail, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 184–231 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District
Trailhead: Twin Pines Trail · 40.30926, -74.75642
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twin Pines Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Twin Pines Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead-Twin Pines, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Pines Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maidenhead Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Farm History Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Pines Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Twin Pines Trail, 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.
Trail surface
37% gravel30% dirt10% grass2% paved21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F67°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
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°58°
Tue
81°58°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
83°66°
Fri
74°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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