Piney Hollow Preservation Area – Township of Franklin, Gloucester County, NJ Distance –  Listed as 1.65 miles of trails, but we did 3.8 miles total and didn’t even do all the dikes. Type – series of loops and spurs Difficulty: 5 of 10 – parts of trail are overgrown, especially on the back end of the lake, making for a tough slog (at least as its gets dark with a 3 and 5 year old in tow).

Website – Green Franklin Township Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Woods and swamps surrounding old cranberry bogs Surface – Mostly sand

Trailheads –  39°34’24.04″N,  74°56’15.39″W (main parking area off [...]

Parvin State Park – Elmer, Salem County, NJ Distance – 15 miles of trails in the park (we did 3 miles on the Parvin Lake Trail) Type – Web of trails (we did a loop on the Parvin Lake Trail) Difficulty: 2 of 10 Total score: 8 of 10

Website – Parvin State Park Official Website Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – flat swamp and woods

Trailheads –  39°30’38.41″N,  75° 7’58.49″W