Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail - Walking Section

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 90 ft of climbing · 200 ft of descent · 380 ft–438 ft · earth surface · hiking · seasonal: Closed 12/15-7/15

423 ft 380 ft · 1.3 mi high 424 ft

Trailhead McDade Trail - Conashaugh Trailhead 425 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the McDade Trail - Conashaugh Trailhead

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.