Riverfront Park/Floodgates Road – Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, NJ Distance –  2 miles (total out-and-back) Type – out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10 Total score: 6 of 10

Website – None (*GASP*) Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – along the Delaware River and marshes Surface – Flat, gravel road

Trailheads – 39°49’53.24″N,  75°19’54.37″W

Eldora Nature Preserve – Delmont (Maurice River Township), Cumberland County, NJ Distance –  2.8 miles of trails (official).  We did 3.0 miles of trails (with slight overlap). Type – Series of loops. Difficulty:  3 of 10 Total score: 5 of 10

Website – The Nature Conservancy Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Woods, marsh, and a bit of swamp. Surface – Mostly dirt.

Trailheads –  39°13’2.81″N,  74°55’18.94″W (at back of parking lot)

Cape May Point State Park – Cape May, Cape May County, NJ Distance – 3.2 miles of trail total Type – Series of loops Difficulty:  2 of 10 Total score: 9 of 10

Updated – March 3, 2017

Website – Cape May Point State Park Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Mostly tidal marshlands with small patches of forest Surface – boardwalks and dirt

Trailheads –  38°55’59.64″N,  74°57’30.34″W or 38°55’57.43″N,  38°55’57.43″N or 38°55’55.04″N,  74°57’32.34″W

John’s Woods Preserve and Weymouth County Park – ,  County, NJ Distance –  2.5 miles total (not including wandering around Weymouth Furnace) Type – Out and back with a branch down to the river. Difficulty:  4 of 10 – trail not well marked, sometimes all but disappears. Total score: 5 of 10

If you are looking for information on canoeing the Great Egg Harbor River from Weymouth, check here

Website – Atlantic County Parks Open – 7:30 AM to 1/2 hour after sunset.

Terrain – woods with some wetlands Surface – dirt and sand

Trailheads: Weymouth – no hiking trails John’s Woods [...]