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
Lake Lonnie – Delran, Burlington County, NJ Distance – 0.6 of a mile, but more areas to explore back there. Type – Loop Difficulty: 5 of 10 – dodging dirt bikes Total score: 3 of 10
Open – 8:30 AM to 7 PM (September 1 – March 31), 8:30 AM – 9 PM (April 1 to August 31)
Terrain – Lakeside forest and dunes
Trailheads – 40° 1’23.30″N, 74°58’20.91″W
Swede’s Lake – Delran, Burlington County, NJ Distance – Just about a mile exactly (with little peninsula bit) Type – out-and-back Difficulty: 1 of 10 Total score: 4 of 10
Website – Delran Parks and Recreation Open – Sunrise to Sunset.
Terrain – flat lakeside hike with some marsh
Trailheads – 40° 1’28.05″N, 74°58’31.94″W
