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 [...]

Lake Mathilde – Sicklerville, Camden County, NJ Distance – 0.8 miles total Type – Loop Difficulty:  2 of 10 – trail markers can be a little rough to follow

Website – None Open – Closes at dusk.

Terrain – Woods Surface – Dirt

Trailheads – N 39° 45.393 W 075° 01.390

Directions – Located off of Tombleson Road in Sicklerville, NJ

Parking – Parking spaces facing the lake on the road

Dog friendly? No dogs allowed Stroller friendly? Not stroller friendly Benches? No benches along the trail Facilities?: No facilities

Rules –

Markings – Blazes on trees Map [...]

Well, eight long years ago I started with a dream and a free website.  That dream was to some day ride through the wilds of the West on the back of my loyal cow steed – Lullabell – where I’d foil robberies and find gold.

[Note to editor – insert picture of me riding a cow here]

Anyway, haven’t managed that particular dream yet.  BUT, I have ended up with a website about hiking in South Jersey.  I go out, usually with some number of my four children, and we go on an adventure on a trail in South Jersey.  Then I do a little write up about the trail and put some pictures up.  Occassionally, I even spell words right.

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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 [...]