Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Titusville, NJ. The route reaches Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 334 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint via Delaware Canal Towpath
8.9 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 35–396 ft
Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park
Trailhead: 40.30059, -74.87766
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Delaware Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive 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 4.3 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- New Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath 8.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Founders' Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath 9.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Delaware Canal Towpath 11.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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