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March 9, 2023

1808 Trail- Sand and Water Trail – Batona Loop – Washington Twp, NJ

1808 Trail- Sand and Water Trail – Batona Loop – Wharton State Forest, Washington Township, Burlington County, NJ Distance – 7.2 miles total (can explore just the 1808 Trail with a shorter out-and-back from Buttonwood) Type – Loop Difficulty:  3 of 10

Updated March 25, 2023 – Added in info for starting at Buttonwood.

Website –  https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/whartonstateforest.html Open – Sunrise to Sunset.

Terrain – Swamps, forest, meadows Surface – Dirt

Trailheads – 39° 38.620’N, 74° 38.812’W – Trail starts behind the Batsto Visitors Center.  Go through the gap in the rail fence to the [...]

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March 7, 2023

The Long Ones – 5 Favorite South Jersey Hikes over 8 Miles

Happy 10th Birthday to us!  In celebration of 10 long years, we are doing a series of birthday posts.  Look, here’s one right now!

Sometimes, you only have a few minutes to hike.  Other times, you really don’t want to come back for a while.  Here are some of my favorite ones to keep your walking around for a good part of the day!  Click on the links for our full write ups on these trails.

5) Cooper River Park/Greenwald Park/Hopkins Pond – Pennsauken, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, and Cherry Hill, NJ – so many miles, maybe 15 total round trip?

The rest of the trails on this list are out in the woods, this one is different because [...]

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March 1, 2023

Small Wonders – 10 Amazing South Jersey Hikes of One Mile or Less!

Happy 10th Birthday to us!  In celebration of 10 long years, we are doing a series of birthday posts.  Look, here’s one right now!

One of those things that has always made us stand out from those other South Jersey hiking blogs is that we have more bad puns than… we have lower standards for our main writers than… we aren’t afraid to tackle the tiny trails.  Hey, being a small child, like many of my five small children have been in the past decade, can be hard when you are walking.  Heck, being an average sized adult with a hiking blog can be hard when you are walking.  So we don’t mind taking on the bitsy trails.  Here are a few of our favorites [...]

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April 16, 2022

Hammonton Lake Paddle – Hammonton, NJ

Hammonton Lake Paddle – Hammonton, NJ Distance: 2+ miles (obviously you can shorten this considerably) Type: Out and back paddle. Difficulty: 2 of 10.

Terrain – Lake.

Put ins – The only boat launch is at N 39° 37.812 W 074° 47.235.  Respect private property around the shores of the lake.

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