Union Transportation Trail – Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ Distance – 9 miles total one way (we did 2 miles one way) Type – Out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10 Good for equestrians, hikers, walkers, joggers and bicyclists.
Website – https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?ID=3777 Open – Park opens at 7 a.m. daily, year round. Closing time is 6 p.m. through February 11; 6:30 p.m. February 12-March 7; and 8 p.m. March 8-April 15.
Terrain – Woods, farms, and swamps Surface – Crushed gravel
Trailheads – Sharon Station Road parking lot (intersects with Herbert Road) – 40°12’21.73″N, [...]
Kinkora Trail – Columbus, Burlington County, NJ Distance – 2.2 miles total (one way on an out-and-back) Type – out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10
Website – Kinkora Trail Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Farmland, grassland, and forest Surface – Paved
Trailheads – 40° 4’20.69″N, 74°42’52.99″W – Township Park 40° 3’34.59″N, 74°42’5.91″W – Island Road (No parking)
Stavola Beechwoods Preserve – Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ Distance – about 1.6 miles (GPS crapped out on me) Type – Lollipop trail. Difficulty: 3 of 10 – a few blow downs that need stepping over. Trail unclear in a few spots. Total score: 5 of 10
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Website – Rancocas Conservancy Facebook – Rancocas Conservancy Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – woods and wetlands Surface – crushed gravel, dirt.
Trailheads – 39°58’12.76″N, 74°41’8.55″W
Elephant Swamp Trail – Elmer to Elk Township, Gloucester and Salem Counties, NJ Distance – 6 miles Type – One way (12 miles out-and-back) Difficulty: 1 of 10 Total score: 8 of 10
Website – Elk Township Website Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – Large open fields and farmland, large sections of swamp.
Trailheads – Frank Stewart Memorial Park, Elk Township – 39°40’1.82″N, 75° 8’26.58″W Rt 538 and Railroad Ave, Elk Township – 39°39’9.06″N, 75° 8’55.45″W Baseball Fields in Elmer, NJ – 39°35’55.22″N, 75°10’4.66″W
