Seaview Trails (Galloway East)– Galloway, Atlantic County, NJ
Distance – Maybe 4 or 5 miles total here, but many are close to each other as this is primarily a biking trail. We just under 2 miles on an outside loop
Type – many interlocking loops
Difficulty: 3 of 10 – pretty simply to follow the outer loop, but lots and lots and lots of other twisty trails in here all over the place that look they are fun for the bikes.
Website – Official website
Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – mostly pinelands woods
Surface – dirt/sand
Trailheads – Several. We used the one at S Seaview Ave – N 39° 27.775 W 074° 28.990
Directions – We parked at S Seaview Ave and E Highlands Ave, Galloway, NJ
Parking – About half a dozen parking spots along the road at the curve
Dog friendly? Unsure
Stroller friendly? Offroad stroller would probably work if you needed it to
Benches? None
Facilities?: None
Markings – Plastic blazes
Map –
A very good map on the JORBA website
Description –
It was Thursday. I was done Teacher Convention for the day. Time to explore! My goal for the day was one that had been on the list for a while, the Seaview Trails. Now right off the bat, the Seaview Trails DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE A VIEW OF THE SEA! So don’t be sad if you don’t see the ocean here. And if you do see the ocean while on these trails, something has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
The trails here are mainly for mountain biking, so are mostly squiggly and packed in pretty tightly. I opted for an outside loop, since I was on foot.
It being late Fall, most of the leaves were down, but there was still some color to be seen along the way. I set off from the Seaview Ave trailhead
Left turn!About 0.2 miles brought me to my first trail junction, where I headed left. The trail headed west through some leaf littered area full of pitch pines and small oaks. After a while, it curved to the right to head north. There’s were some patches of mountain laurel, then a small foundation hole just off the trail.
Indentation, some sort of cellar hole.The trail curved around to head east, with similar scenery along the way. It was crisp and not too cold, a lovely day to walk to stay warm and then stop to poke around a bit.
The trail curved to head south toward the first intersection that we’d come to. This was the longest stretch of straight trail of the loop.
Finally, we reached the main intersection. A right, then an immediate left, and I soon made it back to the trailhead.
Overall – 5/10
A lovely little walk with typical pine barrens scenery. Looks like a fun spot for offroad biking.
Nearby: Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is nearby, as are the Port Republic Trails like the Mill Pond Trail and lots of other trails.
