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.
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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
- Start on Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Tommy's Pond.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Edison Crossing Drive, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Tommy's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Edison Crossing Drive, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Center Street at Middlesex Avenue stop 375 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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