Lord Stirling Park, NJ

ABOUT THE PARK:
Lord Stirling Park - Somerset Country Park Commission (check web site for trail closure dates)
NO DOGS ALLOWED

DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.695239, -74.520271

View Larger Map

TRAIL MAP:
Lord Stirling Park Trail Map - Somerset County Park Commission

Lord Stirling Park, NJ at EveryTrail


HIKE DISTANCE: 6.4 miles

THE HIKE:

The trails start to the right of the Environmental Education Center; I headed right to start and returned from the left.

A trail register and maps a short distance ahead to the right.

Singing with a beak full of food.

Branta Pond

Red Trail

Most intersections have a map showing where you are so it's hard to get lost,

Mourning Dove

Esox Pond

Yellow Trail

Passaic River

Somebody made a nice hole in a dead tree for a nest but can't see very far into it.

East Observation Tower

Passaic River from the East Observation Tower

He landed on my top!

It's not every day you see an emergency call box on a trail.

Some lingering fall foliage,

Three miles of boardwalk through the park.

Hairy Woodpecker

Hawk

The Dance Floor

Boondocks Boardwalk

Northern Flicker

The part of the boardwalk that skirts La Plus Grande is currently closed.

A trail through the woods detours around.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Dark-eyed Junco

Blue Jay

The Great Swamp Oak

Lots ...

... of geese ...

...  and airplanes ...

... flying ...

... over.

West Observation Tower

Grasshopper

Remember all of those geese flying over earlier?

Their layover spot.

Back at the Environmental Education Center