Main Trail

Main Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Main Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Main Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.51430, -74.87558. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Main Trail

• Northlandz · museum · Hunterdon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sand Brook German Baptist Church · church · Hunterdon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hunterdon County Arboretum · sanctuary · Hunterdon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Locktown Baptist Church · church · Hunterdon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cushetunk Mountain · viewpoint · Hunterdon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Episcopal Church · church · Hunterdon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Round Valley Reservoir · lake · Hunterdon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sourland Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sourland Mountain Preserve · sanctuary · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Red Mill Museum · fort · Hunterdon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Delaware Canal State Park · sanctuary · Hunterdon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spruce Run Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hunterdon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tinicum Park · park · Hunterdon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Station · museum · Mercer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Old School Baptist Church · church · Mercer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Church · church · Somerset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bulls Island Recreation Area · park · Hunterdon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Duke Island Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Main Trail

Other treks near Main Trail

• Stony Brook Trail · trek · Mercer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Patriots' Path · trek · Morris · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · trek · Sussex · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lenape Trail · trek · Essex · ~79 km · Must-see
• Schuylkill River Trail · trek · Berks · ~90 km · Must-see
• Chester Valley Trail · trek · Chester · ~90 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~96 km · Must-see
• Batona Trail · trek · Burlington · ~109 km · Must-see
• Brookside Trail · trek · Bergen · ~121 km · Must-see
• Old Erie Path Rail-Trail · trek · Rockland · ~125 km · Must-see

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