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Stony Brook & Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Port Mercer, NJ. The route reaches Stony Brook. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 66 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 40.31532, -74.67261
Nearest town Port Mercer, NJ

Directions

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Stony Brook & Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 54–64 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath · 40.31532, -74.67261

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Stony Brook.
  5. 2.7 miReach Stony Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 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

98% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F67°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.6″ 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 80°59°
Tue 81°59°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 84°68°
Fri 75°54°