Battle of Trenton March
Details
Follow in the footsteps of Washington at our young nation's most vulnerable moment.
**Optional endpoints:**Walk one or both walks
Start: Washington Crossing PA
Finish: Mill Hill Park, Trenton
Distance: 4-13mi
Where to find us: Near the flagpole
Optional start: Afternoon history tour starts at Starbucks
Mini: Afternoon history tour (4mi)
Terrain: paved
Return: carpool, Uber
Parking: Park for free at 25 Memorial Drive in Trenton around 7:30, possibly to carpool with others from this point.
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: nature, history, urban
Coordinator: Charles Updike
Learn the history of the Ten Crucial Days that kept the American Revolution alive.
Two battle re-enactments, an 8 mile march and a 4 mile tour
Bear witness to the events of December 25, 1776 through January 2, 1777 and learn their significance.
Muster up. It is time for the FreeWalkers regiment to march with the Continental Army in observance of the 244nd anniversary of Washington crossing the Delaware and the subsequent battles of Trenton. Cross the Delaware with us and march down to Trenton as Washington's troops did after the crossing and prior to the Battle of Trenton, and then witness perhaps the most important battle of the Revolution re-enacted on the same streets where it all took place 244 years ago. Tour the area with us and return to town in time to observe the re-enactment of the second battle. Join us for part or all of the day's activities.
Schedule:
7:30am: Check in
8am: Crossing the Delaware and marching to Trenton for battle
(8 miles) Washington Crossing Historic Park in PA to Battle Monument, Broad and Warren Sts in Trenton
11am: Battle of Trenton re-enactment
12noon: Lunch break on Warren Street
12:15pm: Historic tour of Trenton and Morrisville
(4 miles) Starbucks at Warren and Front Sts to Old Barracks Museum via Morrisville
3pm: Battle of Assumpink Creek re-enactment (2nd Battle of Trenton)
More info on these and associated events can be found at Old Barracks
Meet-up:
Meet us at the Washington Crossing Visitor Center parking lot at 7:45am for the crossing and morning march of eight miles. Look for us outside Starbucks at 12:15pm for the historic tour of four miles.
Transit:
Both walks end a short distance from Trenton Transit Center. Carpooling may be available or can be arranged between Trenton and Washington Crossing. Return via Uber is also an option.
Come, intrepid foot soldier, brave the elements and defeat the enemy as our founding fathers did. Huzzah!
Highlights:
- Washington Crossing Park
- McKonkey's Inn
- Delaware and Raritan Canal
- Trenton Battle Monument
- Trenton battle sites
- Mill Hill Park
- Old Barracks Museum
- William Trent House
- Robert Morris legacy
- Summerseat (Washington's Headquarters, Dec 1776)
- Delaware Canal
- Morrisville levee
- NJ State Capitol
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Battle of Trenton March