Stony Brook & Lawrence Hopewell Trail Connector via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Maidenhead Meadows Park 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 – 72 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30842, -74.68007
Nearest town Port Mercer, NJ
Directions
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Stony Brook & Lawrence Hopewell Trail Connector via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 54–73 ft
Out & Back · Maidenhead Meadows Park
Trailhead: 40.30842, -74.68007
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Nassau Park Blvd at Houston St stop 495 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Stony Brook.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail Connector, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Stony Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 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 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°53°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Nassau Park Blvd at Houston St stop 495 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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