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NEW JERSEY
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
N E W J E R S E Y
six mile run
reservoir site
buccleuch
park
cook
natural
area
princeton
battlefield
state park
washington
crossing
state park
bull’s
island
philadelphia
trenton
new brunswick
blackwells
mills
frenchtown
lambertville
new hope
titusville
stockton
milford
princeton
kingston
griggstown
rocky
hill
Carnegie
Lake
Mercer
Lake
Millstone
River
Delaware
and Raritan
Canal
Delaware & Raritan
Canal (main canal)
Delaware & Raritan
Canal (feeder canal)
Delaware
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Raritan
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Raritan
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Assunpink Creek
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Prallsville Mill
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Lambertville
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Kingston
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Griggstown
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South Bound
Brook Lock
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KEY TO LOCKS
Canal Rd.
Canal Rd.
Mapleton Rd.
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WHERE TO STAY:
Porches on the Towpath in NewHope (
215.862.3277)
is located adjacent to the canal, which is just steps outside the
garden gate.The iconic Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn
609.397.4400)
on the banks of the Delaware River offers elegant
rooms and suites and complimentary, in-room continental breakfast. New
Hope’s Logan Inn
215.862.2300)
is rumored to be haunted by
ghosts of the American Revolution.
The historic Nassau Inn (
; 800.862.7728),
in the heart of
downtown Princeton, is close to shopping, dining,museums and walking-tour
access, and is pet friendly.The Inn at Glencairn in Princeton
com
; 609.497.1737)
is a beautifully renovated 1736 Georgianmanor.
MORE INFO:
The Delaware and Raritan Canal State
Park is popular for running, hiking, biking, boating,
horseback riding and fishing. It’s noted as a wildlife
center, with some 160 species of birds.The park is open
sunrise to sunset. Go to
or informa-
tion on parking, activities andmaps.
WHERE TO RENT:
Delaware River Tubing in Frenchtown
908.996.5386)
offers
rafting, canoeing, kayaking and tubing excursions.
Griggstown Canoe & Kayak Rental
griggs1.htm
; 908.359.5970)
specializes in rent-
ing to canal visitors and will guide you toward the
area’s points of interest. Jay’s Cycles (
609.924.7233)
in Princeton is less than a mile from the
canal; it rents Trek bikes that are perfect for riding the
towpath. In Lambertville, Pure Energy Cycling and Java
House (
609.397.7008)
not
only rents bikes but also provides a“coffee shop with
biking inmind”where you can get coffee, tea and per-
formance drinks, andmaybe watch a bike race on TV.
GETTINGTHERE:
The D& R Canal State Park corridor offers many access points. Princeton is approxi-
mately 50miles fromNewYork City and is accessible via New Jersey Transit train and bus
com
).
By car, look for Route 27, which parallels the New Brunswick to Trenton portion of th
ow
Route 29 fromTrenton to get to Lambertville.The Princeton and Lambertville areas are also accessible
fromTrentonMercer Airport
WHERE TO EAT:
On the canal towpath, the Stockton
Deli and Food Store (609.397.0049) has an old
“
general store”feeling, offering breakfast sand-
wiches, hamburgers, hoagies, soups, specialty sand-
wiches andmore. It’s Nutts
609.737.0505)
is a family-o
niscent of a ’50s drive-in. Located nearWashington
Crossing State Park in Titusville, it serves breakfast,
lunch, dinner and ice cream and is locally famous for
its tomato pies—pizza with thin, crispy crust and
chunks of tomato instead of just sauce.
There’s no shortage of dining options in the
Lambertville-NewHope area, but try the Blue Tortilla
(
215.862.5859)
for
amazing guacamole. Entrées are made from scratch
with natural ingredients, and include vegetarian and
gluten-free options. PJ’s Pancake House in Princeton
609.924.1353)
has the best potato
pancakes I’ve ever tasted, and the Yankee Doodle
Tap Room at the Nassau Inn (see left) is charming for
dinner.
While it doesn’t serve food, the River
Horse Brewing Co. in Ewing (
609.883.0890)
offers brewery tours and 4-ounce
sample tastings. Hourly tours run on weekend
afternoons.
