Whitehead Pond–Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Whitehead Pond–Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Maidenhead Meadows Park near Princessville, NJ. The route reaches Whitehead Pond at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitehead Pond–Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 45–74 ft
Out & Back · Maidenhead Meadows Park
Trailhead: 40.29214, -74.70081
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.2 miReach Whitehead Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miSharp left onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lawrence Hopewell Trail & Maidenhead Meadows Bridge and Path 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath & Lawrence Hopewell Trail Connector 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Pond dialogue–Stony Brook, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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