Pennsylvania trails · Delaware River Water Trail
Delaware River Water Trail
A 208.2-mile point-to-point in Pennsylvania, with 932 ft of climbing. Reaches Elephants Feet and other arch/beach/pass/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by Pennsylvania DCNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Elephants Feet (arch)
- Foul Rift Falls (waterfall)
- Scudders Falls (waterfall)
- West End Beach (beach)
- Darbytown Falls (waterfall)
- Delaware Water Gap (pass)
- Foul Rift Observation Deck (viewpoint)
Getting there
Tidal Delaware Water Trail access. 40.21975, -74.77866 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:57 a.m., the sun rises at 6:25 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:00 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 208.2-mile route works out to roughly 77 h 34 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Delaware River Water Trail — 3.9 mi loop, 7 ft gain
- Delaware River Water Trail — 5.0 mi loop, 4 ft gain
- Delaware River Water Trail — 9.7 mi loop, 23 ft gain