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Canal Trail (Short Loop) route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
New Jersey

Canal Trail (Short Loop)

Bridgewater Township, New Jersey

2.8 mi

Distance

328 ft

Elev. Gain

57m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Canal Trail (Short Loop) is a loop trail in Somerset County, New Jersey. It is 2.8 miles long. It is in or next to Bradley Gardens, New Jersey.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:15 ft
Max:29 ft
Gain:100 ft
Loss:100 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 15 ft and 29 ft across 2.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.15 ft20 ft24 ft29 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.4 mi2.1 mi2.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi18 ft
High point1.3 mi29 ft
End2.8 mi18 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Bradley Gardens, NJ · in or next to town
County:
Somerset County, NJ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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