ABOUT THE PARK:
Liberty State Park - New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.69315, -74.05739
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| Parking Lot in front of the park office. |
TRAIL MAP:
Liberty State Park Map - New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
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HIKE DISTANCE: 5.2 miles
THE HIKE:
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| Head to the south side of the parking lot ... |
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| ... and find an opening to ... |
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| ... the walkway and turn left. |
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| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge |
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| Liberation Monument |
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| Statue of Liberty |
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| Cormorants in front of New York City |
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| Hudson River Waterfront Walkway |
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| There were plenty of opportunities to walk on grass instead of pavement, which we much prefer. |
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| Many, many red-winged blackbirds. |
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| There had been something going on here. |
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| It was the 10th Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic which had been held the day before. |
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| Oh my. And this was just a small part of it. There was trash everywhere. What a mess. What a waste. |
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| Ellis Island |
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| Brants |
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| The ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. |
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| CRRNJ Terminal |
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| The line to the ferry. |
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| This was pretty much full sun so it was hot even on a 60 degree morning. We took whatever shade we could get. |
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| Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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| Crossing over Audrey Zapp Drive to the ferry parking lot ... |
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| ... to walk on grass. |
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| People on the Statue of Liberty. |
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| Heading back in the direction of where we parked, we did not even bother staying on a paved path. It was much more enjoyable to go on the grass. |
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| Looking back at the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway that we were on earlier. |
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| North Cove |
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| Columbus Monument |
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| We found a picnic table in the shade and took a break. |
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| At the nature center, go around to the back side to pick up the nature trails. |
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| Green Heron |
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| Great Egret in nature ... |
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| ... and not so much in nature. |
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| The nature path. |
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| Female red-winged blackbird. |
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| Back at the nature center, turn left ... |
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| ... on to a brick path. |
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| Yellow Warbler |
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| An American robin with lunch. |
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| When the brick path ends, veer left on to the paved path. |
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| The paved path leads back to the parking lot. |
