AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes
2024-09-11 13 05 40 View west from the top of Bowman's Hill Tower in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.jpg
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Washington Crossing Historic Park

Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint & Saint Clair Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath

13.2 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint & Saint Clair Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing Historic Park near Somerset, NJ. The route passes Saint Clair Pond before reaching Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 325 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 397 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath 40.26891, -74.86011
Nearest town Somerset, NJ
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint & Saint Clair Pond via Delaware Canal Towpath

13.2 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 35–396 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing Historic Park

Trailhead: Delaware Canal Towpath · 40.26891, -74.86011

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Delaware Canal Towpath, heading NW.
  2. 1.7 miPass Saint Clair Pond.
  3. 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Washington Crossing Historic Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 3.8 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/washington-crossing-historic-park-viewpoint-saint-clair-pond-out-back

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F68°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°63°
Mon 80°62°
Tue 83°63°
Wed 87°69°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 75°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Delaware Canal Towpath Trailhead

Hikes near Somerset, New Jersey