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Watershed Institute Stony Brook Trail

In Stony Brook

Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Watershed Institute Unmarked Trail 0.5 mi · 0.8 km Explore Stony Brook →

7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

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

J4°-4°90
F6°-3°78
M11°1°109
A17°6°111
M22°11°116
J27°17°124
J29°20°137
A28°19°114
S24°15°115
O18°9°107
N12°4°100
D6°-1°109

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.

About this trail

Watershed Institute Stony Brook Trail is a trail in New Jersey, United States of America, about 2.3 km (1.4 mi) in length. It lies about 2.8 km north of Pennington. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 2.3 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Stream: Stony Brook (GeoNames)
Nearest town: 2.8 km N of Pennington (Mercer County, New Jersey) · GeoNames
Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country: United States of America
Region: New Jersey
Continent: North America
Route centre: 40.3537, -74.7808

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

Watershed Institute Unmarked Trail

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · New Jersey

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White Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · New Jersey

Lawrence Hopewell Trail

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · New Jersey

Red Trail

4.2 mi · 6.7 km · New Jersey

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