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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)

  1. J4°-4°88
  2. F6°-3°77
  3. M11°1°108
  4. A17°6°109
  5. M22°11°114
  6. J27°17°122
  7. J29°20°135
  8. A28°19°113
  9. S24°15°113
  10. O18°9°105
  11. N12°4°98
  12. D6°-1°107

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
22 km · 14 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Nearest town
1.7 km NE of Pennington (Mercer County, New Jersey) · GeoNames
Connects to
Watershed Institute Unmarked Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Jersey
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.3226, -74.7366
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

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