Thomas Paine Trails – Cherry Hill, Camden County, NJ Distance – 0.5 miles of trails, just under 3/4 of a mile to do it all. Type – Interlocking loops Difficulty: 2 of 10 – small incline, bit of mud

Website – Cherry Hill Trails Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Small hills, swamp Surface – Woodchips, boards, dirt

Trailheads – N 39° 56.082 W 074° 58.840

Directions – Fountain Court, Cherry Hill, NJ

Parking – Streetside parking.

Dog friendly? Yes Stroller friendly? Would be a tough one for strollers Benches?: None Facilities?: None

Markings – Posts at intersections Map [...]

Hammonton Lake Paddle – Hammonton, NJ Distance: 2+ miles (obviously you can shorten this considerably) Type: Out and back paddle. Difficulty: 2 of 10.

Terrain – Lake.

Put ins – The only boat launch is at N 39° 37.812 W 074° 47.235.  Respect private property around the shores of the lake.

Ridley Creek State Park –  Delaware County, PA Distance – 13 miles total (we did 4.8 in a lollipop) Type – Various Difficulty: 3  of 10

Website – Ridley Creek State Park  Open – Day use areas open dawn to dusk.

Terrain – Forest, hills, stream, and woods Surface – Some paved, some dirt, some rocks

Trailheads – N 39° 56.727 W 075° 25.290

Directions – 598 Barrens Road, Media, PA

Parking – Very crowded on nice days.  Parking lot is at trailhead coordinates, additional parking along Chapel Hill Road.

Dog friendly? Leashed dogs allowed Stroller friendly? Some are, some are very much not Benches? [...]

Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area (Tuckahoe side)– Tuckahoe, Cape May County, NJ Distance – a zillion miles total on dirt roads.  We did a little more than 1 1/2 miles Type – Out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10

Website – Division of Fish and Wildlife Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Forest and marsh Surface – packed dirt

Trailheads – Parking areas throughout the preserve.  For this hike, I parked at N 39° 16.430 W 074° 43.365

Directions – 2201 Rt. 631 (aka, Tuckahoe Road) Tuckahoe, NJ 08250

Parking – Located throughout the preserve

Dog friendly? No Stroller friendly? No Benches? [...]