Tindall Island Trail – Greenwich, Cumberland County, NJ Distance – 1.4 miles total, can do a bit more if you time the tides right! Type – Out-and-back Difficulty: 2 of 10
Website – No official websites I can find Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Swamp and woods Surface – Grass, dirt
Trailheads – N 39° 22.263 W 075° 22.035
Directions – 496 Ragged Island St, Greenwich, NJ 08323
Parking – Roadsides parking for a few cars
Dog friendly? Unknown Stroller friendly? Off road stroller should be fine Benches? No benches Facilities?: No facilities
Markings – None, but trail is very wide and [...]
Nature Trail – Alloway Creek Watershed Wetlands Restoration Site – Elsinboro, Salem County, NJ Distance – miles total Type – Lollipop Difficulty: 100000 of 10 (biting flies) in summer, 2 of 10 during non bug season Updated – 8/28/23 – added new photos of the WHOLE trail, since we didn’t get eaten by insects our second time around.
Website – None Open – 5 am to 9 pm.
Terrain – Marshland Surface – Crushed rock and dirt
Trailheads – N 39° 31.364 W 075° 30.448
Egg Island Wildlife Management Area – Fortesque (Downe Township), Cumberland County, NJ Distance – 1 mile total (but could have gone further) Type – Out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10 Total score: 6 of 10
Website – None Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Salt marsh and beach Surface – Mostly sandy beach
Trailheads – 39°13’25.30″N, 75° 9’59.11″W. Note that this trailhead IS the road.
Natural Lands Glades Wildlife Refuge – Dividing Creek (Downe Township), Cumberland County, NJ Distances: Bald Eagle Trail – 1.5 miles round trip listed (1.75 miles round trip by GPS) Maple Street Trail – 1.4 miles round trip Warfle Farm Trail – 0.75 miles round trip (listed at 0.5 miles) Tat Starr Trail – 2 miles round trip Type – A series of out-and-back trails Difficulty: 2 of 10 – although this has to go up in the summer, when I’m sure the bugs and the sun might be brutal.
Website – Natural Lands Trust Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – tidal marshland Surface – Dirt, boardwalk, and hard pack, [...]
