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