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Stony Brook via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Stony Brook via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Bakersville, NJ. The route reaches Stony Brook at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. 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 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 40.27907, -74.70099
Nearest town Bakersville, NJ
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Directions

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Stony Brook via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 54–64 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath · 40.27907, -74.70099

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: Route 1 440'N of Bakers Basin Rd stop 459 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
  2. 2.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftReach Stony Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miArrive 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/stony-brook-out-back-8-km-9a16

Trail surface

96% gravel2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Route 1 440'N of Bakers Basin Rd stop 459 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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