City of Elizabeth Bikeway Waterfront Park, NJ

 

 

ABOUT THE PARK: 

I am not quite sure what this place is called.

• City of Elizabeth Bikeway Waterfront Park (what the sign says)
• Bike Hike and Roll Throughway (what the new sign says)
• Arthur Kill Waterfront
• changed from Slater Park to Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park

 

DIRECTIONS: 

GPS Coordinates 40.646934, -74.186060

Pier Parking

TRAIL MAP:

HIKE DISTANCE: 2 miles (1 mile each way)

 

THE HIKE: 

In my quest to do something different on a lunch hour for my daily rehab walks I decided to try the Elizabeth waterfront in hopes it would be as nice as the Perth Amboy Harbor Walk.  Sadly, it was not.  It's all nicely constructed with a ton of money having gone into it but the litter (especially booze bottles, beer bottles, cans and broken glass) is horrific.  Brodie was thrilled that he nabbed a dead fish. I was thrilled that he dropped it as I yanked him so I did not have to pry it out of his mouth.  Shudder.

The path starts from the parking lot as wood decking.

The Bayonne Bridge in the distance.

The path changes from wood to concrete.

Bayonne Bridge

This section was fairly quiet and peaceful ...

... until the trash truck came our way.

At the far end the path (I think this is an extension, not part of the actual bikeway) goes between idling trucks and razor wire on the left and chain link fence on the right.  We did not go all the way to the end as someone was fishing down there.

Heading back.

A very small sampling of the booze litter.  Too drunk to hit the trash can, apparently.

And a brand spanking new grand entrance and a new name?

Goethals Bridge

The highlight - a flock of something flying over.

They are brants, a type of goose that can drink salt water.

Back at the parking lot.

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