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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath, heading NE.
  3. 3.5 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miReach William L Hutcheson Memorial Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 3.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 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

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