Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ - Blue Trail

ABOUT THE PARK:
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (be sure to check web site for hunting closures)
NO DOGS ALLOWED

DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.727386, -74.494745

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TRAIL MAP:
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Map - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (more detailed map)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - Blue Trail at EveryTrail


HIKE DISTANCE: 5.6 miles

THE HIKE:

The blue trail starts to the right of the kiosk.

Fall foliage is finished here.

Dry canal on the blue trail.

Beige Trail

Swamps

Great Brook

Bridge over Great Brook

The Red Trail

Little cascades in Great Brook

The end of the blue trail at the Woodland Road parking lot.

Heading back on blue.

A female hooded merganser.

Half of a downy woodpecker.

TheYellow Trail

HIKE SUMMARY:
[  0.00]  Take the blue trail to the right of the kiosk
[  0.30]  Right on beige
[  1.20]  Right on blue
[  1.80]  Right on red
[  2.30]  Right on blue
[  2.70]  Woodland Road parking lot; retrace on blue
[  3.00]  Right on blue when red goes left
[  3.40]  Straight on blue when red goes left
[  4.00]  Right on yellow just after crossing bridge
[  4.90]  Right on blue
[  5.20]  Right on blue when beige goes left
[  5.60]  Back at parking

SHAWNEE UPDATE:
I had no idea Shawnee has so many fans - thank you all so much for caring about her!  It has now been two weeks since she was stricken with Vestibular Disease.  She is making great progress.  To give you an idea, the first video is the second day after she suddenly became ill and there had already been some improvement.
This second video is from two days ago, a 10-minute "hike" on the river trail nearby.  She was a happy girl!

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