This will be the next in the series to hike the entire perimeter of
NJ, and the last of the sections that will require as much road walking,
though this one should be really interesting going out across the
causeways ending in Atlantic City!!!
Meet
at 8:45 at the Absecon Train Station and park somewhere visible near
where we'll get off the train later on. The website shows the following
as the station's GPS coordinates:
(39.42333,-74.50053)
And the address is 1 White Horse Pike, Absecon NJ
As usual, we will shoot for doing about 15 miles.
We will shuttle from the meeting point a very short distance north to where we left off in Oceanville where we can get some breakfast sandwiches. We'll then head into part of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. We'll make our way south from here following some woods and along back roads. We'll be forced to walk Rt 9 in some areas because there is no public land, but there are a couple of shore front parks that should afford us views of Barnegat Bay. Despite the amount of road walking involved, these have turned out to be very good social hikes. We'll likely stop in stores and such along the way, and see whatever else there is of interest. If typical, these hikes finish earlier than others as well.
One of the nicer spots along the back roads will be Faunce Landing, with some nice views, pictured above. We'll be near to Absecon Creek, and once we reach the town of Absecon we will have to follow along a road section, Rt 30, before getting to AC. We should be able to get on one parallel sand road for a bit, or use the wide grassy edge in some spots. The views from the causeway the road uses should be pretty interesting. This is the final stretch of the road walk sections needed to get us to AC and more beach hikes! We'll turn off the road in AC and take the first available train back to Absecon, which costs only $2.
Contact me if you need any further info (908) 343 8374 call or text
Also, on 4/14, be ready for the grand opening of the Marble Hill trail system which I developed myself with the help of a few volunteers! It's sure to be a nice little event, and I'll have hikes leading to and from the opening, which will occur at noon. Contact me for more details on that as well.
M'ke
Meet
at 8:45 at the Absecon Train Station and park somewhere visible near
where we'll get off the train later on. The website shows the following
as the station's GPS coordinates:(39.42333,-74.50053)
And the address is 1 White Horse Pike, Absecon NJ
As usual, we will shoot for doing about 15 miles.
We will shuttle from the meeting point a very short distance north to where we left off in Oceanville where we can get some breakfast sandwiches. We'll then head into part of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. We'll make our way south from here following some woods and along back roads. We'll be forced to walk Rt 9 in some areas because there is no public land, but there are a couple of shore front parks that should afford us views of Barnegat Bay. Despite the amount of road walking involved, these have turned out to be very good social hikes. We'll likely stop in stores and such along the way, and see whatever else there is of interest. If typical, these hikes finish earlier than others as well.
One of the nicer spots along the back roads will be Faunce Landing, with some nice views, pictured above. We'll be near to Absecon Creek, and once we reach the town of Absecon we will have to follow along a road section, Rt 30, before getting to AC. We should be able to get on one parallel sand road for a bit, or use the wide grassy edge in some spots. The views from the causeway the road uses should be pretty interesting. This is the final stretch of the road walk sections needed to get us to AC and more beach hikes! We'll turn off the road in AC and take the first available train back to Absecon, which costs only $2.
Contact me if you need any further info (908) 343 8374 call or text
Also, on 4/14, be ready for the grand opening of the Marble Hill trail system which I developed myself with the help of a few volunteers! It's sure to be a nice little event, and I'll have hikes leading to and from the opening, which will occur at noon. Contact me for more details on that as well.
M'ke
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