Tommy's Pond & Middlesex Greenway Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Tommy's Pond & Middlesex Greenway Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Metuchen, NJ. The route reaches Tommy's Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 102 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middlesex Greenway Trail 40.53968, -74.36817
Nearest town Metuchen, NJ

Directions

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Tommy's Pond & Middlesex Greenway Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 80–102 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middlesex Greenway Trail · 40.53968, -74.36817

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Center Street at Middlesex Avenue stop 375 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miPass Tommy's Pond.
  3. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Edison Crossing Drive, heading E.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach Tommy's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Edison Crossing Drive, heading W.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading W.
  12. 2 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% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F67°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 74°61°
Mon 82°63°
Tue 85°64°
Wed 88°68°
Thu 85°70°
Fri 76°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Center Street at Middlesex Avenue stop 375 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead