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Six Mile Run Reservoir Site

William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest & Creek Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

13.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 23 min

William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest & Creek Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Zarephath, NJ. The route reaches William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 75 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53718, -74.57716
Nearest town Zarephath, NJ
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William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest & Creek Trail via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath

13.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 30–76 ft

Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site

Trailhead: 40.53718, -74.57716

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  3. 2.7 miPass William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest.
  4. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Blackwells Trail, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blackwells Trail, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 4.8 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/william-l-hutcheson-memorial-forest-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

74% gravel23% dirt2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Zarephath, New Jersey