William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Griggstown, NJ. The route reaches William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 43 ft11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43853, -74.61531
Nearest town Griggstown, NJ
Directions
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William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest via Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath
11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 34–43 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.43853, -74.61531
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 2.1 miReach William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
98% gravel1% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath 9.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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