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