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 [...]
Ben Franklin Bridge Walk – Camden, Camden County, NJ to Philadelphia, PA Distance – about 1.5 miles one way Type – Out-and-back Difficulty: 3 of 10 (steepest trail for miles around, sun and wind can be an issue)
Closed until Spring 2019!
NOTE: The South Side walkway is closed until Spring of 2019 for renovations. We’ll include information for it here, but it won’t be actually usable until then. The North Side walkway is open, and that’s the one that we used.
Website – http://www.drpa.org/bridges/ben-franklin-walkway.asp Open [...]
Throwback.
Sports players. Restaurants. Clothes. Local personalities. It’s a popular word in the greater Philadelphia area.
But the greatest throwback of them of them all might be the Sanitarium Playground.
Fish House Cove Nature Trail – Pennsauken, Camden County, NJ Distance – About 0.2 of a mile one way (o.4 rought trip) Type – Out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10
Updated – December 9, 2018 – added a pair of articles by Paul Schopp detailing the fascinating history of this little corner of Pennsauken.
Website – None Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Marshland (boardwalk over top!)
Trailheads – 39°58’12.86″N, 75° 4’2.60″W (cross tracks to get there)
