AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Whitehead Pond & Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Whitehead Pond & Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Colonial Lake Lands, NJ. The route reaches Whitehead Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 59 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.24862, -74.72641
Nearest town Colonial Lake Lands, NJ
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Whitehead Pond & Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 45–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.24862, -74.72641

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Route 1 Alt at President Ave stop 767 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Whitehead Pond.
  3. 2.2 miReach Whitehead Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whitehead-pond-delaware-raritan-canal-towpath-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

56% dirt42% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Route 1 Alt at President Ave stop 767 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Colonial Lake Lands, New Jersey