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Plainsboro Preserve

Small park with easy trails featuring McCormack Lake in the center.

Small parcel of old growth forest with a network of easy, scenic trails near Rutgers New Brunswick campus.

Pleasant hike over rolling hills and through beautiful marshlands with the assistance of numerous boardwalks.

Explore Hooks Creek Lake, Perrine Pond, and an Atlantic white cedar swamp.

Enjoyable paddling on a quiet lake tucked away in suburbia.

Small county park with a very nice trail system through a pine forest with several short, easy loops – or combine all for a 5.0 mile hike.

A small section of woods adjacent to Rutgers Gardens and Westons Mill Pond.

Two connecting sections of trails through forest and along meadows and farms.

Short hike with a butterfly garden plus a side trip for viewpoints over pretty marshland.

Easy trail winding through forest near Ireland Brook.

Julian Capik Preserve is a small park in Sayreville good for a short local hike.

Short and easy hike in a forested area of a preserved farm.

A short, easy local leg-stretcher hike with some bird-watching opportunities.

Quick and easy hike along a pretty brook and through a forest.

Short, easy trail along Farrington Lake that can connect to Davidson’s Mill Pond and Ireland Brook Conservation Area.