Union Transportation Trail
- 9.5 mi
- round trip
- 516 ft
- climb
- 129 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
Union Transportation Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in New Jersey, about half a mile from the town of Sharon. The route is roughly 19 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 106 feet, and it reaches a high point of 129 feet. The trail is rated easy, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.1 miles in, with a grade of about 6 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hightstown show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F. Several other spots sit within a few miles. Assunpink Lake, about 1.3 miles away, offers fishing, and Assunpink Creek, about 1.9 miles away, is a canoeing route. The Assunpink Connection hike is about 4 miles off, and Watchung Reservation, a climbing area, is about 6.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden40 mi away
- Pier 13 Hoboken46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Assunpink LakeLake fishing1.3 mi
Assunpink CreekCanoeingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 mi- Doctors CreekCanoeing3.6 mi
- Assunpink ConnectionHiking4 mi
- Clayton Fields TrailHiking4.1 mi
- Quail RunHiking4.2 mi
- Old ForgeHiking4.2 mi
- Watchung ReservationRock climbing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Blue TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: James Loesch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Clayton Fields TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
Hutchinson Drive SidepathHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: James Loesch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rocky Brook TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Assunpink ConnectionHiking · ~7 min drive
- Agress TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Doctors' CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- White TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Quail RunHiking · ~7 min drive
- Mine Hill TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Union Transportation Trail
Best months: April–June and August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 21°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
43° / 23°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
51° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 39°
11 wet
May
73° / 48°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
87° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
55° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 27°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hightstown 2 W, NJ, 3.9 mi away at 100 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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