My wife is a member of approximately 43,000 moms organizations (might be a slight exaggeration), which is great. However, one buddy who’s a new dad was lamenting that there don’t seem to be many dad clubs out there.

Hence, a Dad-Kid hike! All dads/grandfathers/male guardians are welcome to bring their kiddos along for a hike at Crow’s Woods Nature Preserve in Haddonfield on Sunday, May 31! We’ll be hiking about 1 1/4 miles, which should take about an hour (Noon to 1 ish). A waterbottle and solid shoes are highly recommended.

Come on out and take in some nature while meeting some other local dads. Feel free to spread this around, all [...]

Long Bridge County Park – Hainspoirt, Burlington County, NJ Distance: 2.5 miles of trails (I did 3 miles by being a little OCD and walking every bit of every trail, which required some overlap) Type: Intersecting loops and lollipops. Difficulty: 2 of 10.

Terrain – woods, marsh, river.

Trailheads –  39° 59.528’N,  74° 48.909’W

All trails lead from the parking lot. And the neighborhood next door. But go into the park and use the parking lot.  Get map from board.

Timber Creek Trails – Timber Creek County Park – Glendora, Camden County, NJ Distance: Varies greatly, we hiked about three miles this day, with a stop the mandatory stop at the playground.  Unsure of how many miles of trails in the park, but its at least 5 Type: Interlocking loops Difficulty: 3 of 10. Last updated – 10/9/16

Dogs allowed – Only in the dog park, which is huge and amazing Stroller friendly? – Yes, if have good trail tires Bathrooms? – Yes, real bathrooms Benches – Benches scattered through the park.

Terrain – Hilly, nice views of the creek.

Trailhead –  All trails lead from the parking lot – 39° [...]

Tree Trail – Hopkins Pond – Pennypacker County Park – Haddonfield, Camden County, NJ Distance: 0.75 miles (official distance is 0.6, I don’t think includes the little connector.  Or someone is wrong) Type: Loop Difficulty: 3 of 10. Last updated: December 31, 2021

Terrain – Wooded area around a small pond

Trailheads –  39° 54.291’N,  75° 1.637’W is the main parking lot.  There are three smaller ones off of Hopkins Lane as well, and a connector to Greenwalk Park next door.