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Watershed Institute Unmarked Trail

Trail2.7 km · 1.7 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Watershed Institute Stony Brook Trail 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore New Jersey →

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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°19°136
  8. A28°19°113
  9. S24°15°114
  10. O18°9°106
  11. N12°4°98
  12. D6°-1°108

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

This trail in New Jersey, United States of America, is about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) long. It lies about 3.2 km northeast of Pennington. It connects with Lawrence Hopewell Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.7 km · 1.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Data from
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Nearest town
3.2 km NE of Pennington (Mercer County, New Jersey) · GeoNames
Connects to
Lawrence Hopewell Trail, Watershed Institute Watershed 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
40.3526, -74.7711
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 Stony Brook Trail

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · New Jersey

Watershed Institute Watershed Trail

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · New Jersey

Curlis Lake Woods

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · New Jersey

Mercer Meadows Maidenhead Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · New Jersey

Lawrence Hopewell Trail

2.8 mi · 4.4 km · New Jersey

White Trail

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · New Jersey

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