D&R Canal State Park – Abbot Marshlands – Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ Distance – 4.5 miles total Type – One way trail Difficulty: 1 of 10

Website – Friends of Abbott Marshlands Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Fields, marsh, woods, river Surface – Mostly crushed stone

Trailheads – Bordentown Beach – 40° 8’50.63″N, 74°43’2.86″W Rt 295 Delaware River Overlook Trailhead – 40° 9’15.67″N, 74°43’2.21″W Canal Road Trailhead – 40°11’6.89″N, 74°44’47.16″W

Directions – Bordentown Beach – Located at the [...]

Bordentown Bluffs Trail – Abbott Marshlands (formerly Trenton-Hamilton-Bordentown Marsh) – D&R Canal State Park – Bordentown, Mercer County, NJ Distance: I’ll put it about 2 miles total out and back.  We did 2.4 but started on the wrong trail and backtracked some. Type: Lollipop Difficulty: 4 of 10 – some climbs and watch out for bugs (we only had a problem in the very beginning, it was pleasant the rest of the trail) Updated – 6/22/2020 – updated map

Terrain – High bluffs and some swamplands.

Trailheads – Stanton Ave Trailhead –  40° 9.674’N,  74° 42.163’W Orchard Ave Trailhead – 40° 10.087’N,  74° [...]

Welcome sign by Watson House.

Spring Lake Trail – John A. Roebling Memorial Park – Abbott Marshlands – Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ

(Formerly the Trenton-Hamilton-Bordentown Marsh) Distance: 4 miles of trails in the park (we did 2 1/2 miles – the Spring Lake Trail.  Will be back for the Watson’s Woods Trail) Type: Web of interlocking trails. Difficulty: 4 of 10 – some parts slippery and muddy, some parts of the trail (especially on the island portions) can be a little difficult to follow.  Elevation is no problem. Updated: 6/22/20

Terrain –Swamps, swamps, swamps, lake, and [...]