Sleeper Branch Trail – Marilyn Beard Trailhead – Wharton State Park – Waterford, Camden County, NJ Distance – Listed at 5.4 miles on the new map, but this DEFINITELY does not include mandatory backtracking. Actual hike is 8.2 miles total according to the old map and me walking the trail. Type – Lollipop Difficulty: 5 of 10 (puddles, flooding, missing trail markers)
Website – Wharton State Forest Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Woods and swamp Surface – Sand
Trailheads – 39°45’12.40″N, 74°51’50.62″W
Directions – located at the end of the paved section of Burnt Mill Road [...]
Painted Rock Address – Route 539 Lacey Township, NJ
Coordinates – 39°52’40.20″N, 74°22’35.86″W Open – 24 hours Cost – Free
Directions – located just under 6 miles north on Route 539 from Route 72.
Many years ago, a huge rock ended up by the side of the road in the pine barrens. This is no glacial erratic, this rock was reportedly destined to be part of the jetty at Barnegat Lighthouse, but never quite made it. As large rocks tend to do, it became a target for graffiti artists.
In the late 1990s, a local gentleman began to paint it seasonally. Sometimes it was a pumpkin. Sometimes a [...]
Webb’s Mill Bog – Greenwood Wildlife Management Area – Lacey Township, Ocean County, NJDistance – 0.25 miles totalType – LollipopDifficulty: 1 of 10
Website – Division of Fish & WildlifeOpen – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Woods and swampSurface – Dirt and boardwalkTrailheads – 39°53’14.25″N, 74°22’45.10″W
Directions – Take Route 72, turning onto Route 539 North. The trailhead is located on the right side, past the painted rock, 6.4 miles from Route 72. The trailhead is small and very easy to miss, but is located almost directly across [...]
Brendan Bryne Campground Brendan Bryne State Forest New Lisbon, Burlington County, NJ
Address: Highway Route 72 East, New Lisbon, NJ 08064 (Note that this the address for the forest, the campground is not located on Route 72, but is inside of the state forest near Pakim Pond) Coordinates: 39°52’23.10″N, 74°31’24.58″W
Directions: Turn into the park off of Route 72. Turn right and pass the park office. Stay on that road until it dead ends at a “T”. Turn left and pass Pakim Pond. The campground will soon be on both sides of the road.
Access: All paved park roads.
Website for official [...]
