Meadow/Pond Trail & Watershed Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Watershed Reserve near Hopewell, NJ. It climbs 262 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Watershed Trail 40.38264, -74.77466
Nearest town Hopewell, NJ
Directions
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Meadow/Pond Trail & Watershed Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 174–344 ft
Out & Back · Watershed Reserve
Trailhead: Watershed Trail · 40.38264, -74.77466
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Watershed Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Watershed Trail / Meadow/Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow/Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Boardwalk Trail / Meadow/Pond Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Watershed Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Meadow/Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Watershed Trail / Meadow/Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Watershed Trail, heading NE.
- 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% dirt2% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip1%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 7:27 PM
Sun
73°63°
Mon
79°59°
Tue
81°58°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
83°66°
Fri
74°52°
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