Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve - Middlesex County
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 40.56502, -74.39012
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| Nevsky Street Parking |
TRAIL MAP:
Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve Trail Map - Middlesex County
HIKE DISTANCE: 2.85 miles
THE HIKE:
Years ago I hiked what was, at the time, the only trail in the Dismal Swamp, the Songbird Trail. It was very short, only 1/4 mile long. Now the Dismal Swamp has been renamed and a new trail has been added. Since it was so close to where I had just biked, I had to check it out.
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| This short quarter of a mile section is still called the Songbird Trail. |
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| It ends at New York Boulevard. The trail continues as a road walk the other side of New York Boulevard. |
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| This Triple C Ranch place is very strange. |
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| Those warning signs are posted everywhere. But welcome. |
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| Beyond the gate the trail continues. |
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| Bound Brook |
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| Yikes. |
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| The trail turns right; straight ahead leads to an apartment complex. |
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| Now the trail is a footpath. |
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| An unmarked trail branches off to the right and loops around to rejoin the marked trail. I only knew this because it's on the Gaia GPS app. I took the unmarked trail. |
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| It's easy enough to follow ... |
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| ... but there are several downed trees to navigate around. |
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| Meeting back up with the marked trail. |
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| The end of the trail ... |
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| ... at the Coolidge Street parking lot. |
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| Heading back. |
