Camden County College Trails – Blackwood, Camden County, NJ Distance – supposedly 8 miles of trails total. We did 2 1/2 miles, but missed a lot. Type – Series of interlocking loops Difficulty: 3 of 10 – built for bikes, so more climbs and descents than a normal trail in South Jersey
Website – None Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Hills, swamps, forests Surface – Largely sandy and rooty, fun!
Trailheads – 39°46’40.00″N, 75° 2’14.26″W
Directions – Turnerville Hickstown Rd, Sicklerville, NJ 08081 (Parking is at Gloucester Township Community Park)
Parking – Several [...]
Dinosaur Trail – Allaire State Park – Wall Township, Monmouth County, NJ Distance – 0.75 out and back or 1.2 mile loop Type – Out-and-back or loop, part of a larger web of trails Difficulty: 1 of 10 (out-and-back) or 3 of 10 (loop)
Website – Allaire State Park Website or ExploreAllaire Open – Park closes at 8 p.m. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend; 6 p.m. after Labor Day; 4:30 p.m. in November; 6 p.m. in March.
Terrain – Woods with some mountain biking hills Surface – dirt
Trailheads – N 40° 08.030 W 074° 07.335
The easy, direct route goes [...]
So, I did a Zoom lecture thing thanks to the lovely people at the Delaware River Greenway Partnership, where I shared adventures on ten trails in South Jersey along the Delaware. For those who didn’t take notes or who didn’t want to hear me run my mouth for an hour (I don’t blame you!), here’s the Cliff Notes version of adventures on the Delaware River!
Click on the title of any section for the trail info and the full trail information and review.
Stop 1 – D&R Canal Towpath – Trenton, NJ to Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ – 4.5 Miles
This 4 1/2 mile walk heads through the Abbot Marshlands that [...]
Memorial Park– Cinnaminson, Burlington County, NJ Distance – Maybe 2 miles total if you do the dirt and paved trail. We did the the dirt trail and did 0.8 of a mile. Type – Loop Difficulty: 1 of 10
Website – Cinnaminson Parks and Rec Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Lake with fields Surface – Paved and dirt
Trailheads – 39°59’5.19″N, 75° 0’33.76″W
Directions -Cinnaminson Road and Lenola Road, Cinnaminson, NJ
Dog friendly?: Unsure
Parking – Good sized lot, as there are ball fields here.
Stroller friendly? Think it would be tough with a stroller Benches? One bench [...]