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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Here is the Monument website.  Phone 505-331-6259  Be sure to call ahead to be sure of trail conditions.  Here is a nice description from newmexiconomad.
Wheelchair Accessible“The Cave Loop Trail is 1.2 miles long, rated as easy and portions are ADA accessible”  It is not clear as to what portions so do call ahead.  Reviews on Trip Advisor.
Wheelchair Accessible“The Veterans Memorial Trail is a 1-mile long loop trail, rated as very easy and is wheel chair accessible.  The Veterans Memorial is located at the end of a 3 mile long gravel surfaced road overlooking picturesque Peralta Canyon and Jemez Mountain peaks. “

El Malpais National Conservation Area

El Malpais National Conservation Area
“The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais offers solitude, recreation, and discovery. Explore cinder cones, lava tube caves, sandstone bluffs, and hiking trails. Wildlife abounds in the open grasslands and forests. ”
Here is the Area website from the BLM.   Here is another from the National Park Service.   Map      Call the BLM at 505-287-7911 or the Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center 505-876-2783 for information about the trails.  I am not sure how easy the footing is on them.
Hikerwithcane? The 1/2 mile round trip hike to La Ventana Natural Arch is described as “relatively easy”.
Hikerwithcane? The Ranger Station Nature Trail is a 1 1/4 mile loop with an elevation gain of 125 feet.

-Accessible Features in New Mexico State Parks

Accessible Features  in New Mexico State Parks
The following parks are listed as having accessible trails:
 Bottomless Lakes, Devil’s Inkwell Campground Trail
Cerrillos Hills, Village View Trail
Eagle Nest Lake, Visitor Center picnic area trail
Elephant Butte Lake, West Lake Shore Trail from Monticello Campground
Leasburg Dam, Riverside Trail
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Zoo Trails
Mesilla Valley Bosque, Overlook & Demonstration Garden Trails
Rio Grande Nature Center, Aldo Leopold & Paseo del Bosque Trails
Sugarite Canyon, Chicorica Boardwalk Trail

 

Los Alamos County

Los Alamos County
Open Space and Trails   The County Trail Network with links to trail descriptions.
Los Alamos Nature Center opened May, 2015 and has rave reviews on Trip Advisor.   The Pajarito Environmental Education Center  operates from here and has an intriguing program called “Gentle Walks”.  Give them a call  505-662-0460 see if any of these walks are within your capabilities.   The Los Alamos Trails App can be downloaded on Apple products, and will soon be available for Android, as well.
Wheelchair AccessibleKatherine Watson, executive director, writes that “…the only really accessible trail in Los Alamos is the paved Canyon Rim Trail. ”  Clifton Russell also mentioned this trail: “In Los Alamos County, but not on the Forest, there is a very nice paved trail as you go into Los Alamos called the Canyon Rim trail.  It is about 2 miles long and goes along the south side of the highway by the Airport.  Lovely views over the canyon, wide, mostly level.  A visitor would see the signs by the airport runway as they drive into town.”
The North Bayo Bench Trail is a historic road ending at a viewpoint overlooking the orange-walled Bayo Canyon.  3.2 miles

Duke Farms

Duke Farms
Here is their website.   Interactive Map  Map layer of accessible trails  Trip Advisor Reviews
Wheelchair AccessibleDuke Farms is  “located on 2,740 acres in Hillsborough, Somerset County, N.J.”  There are “18 miles of paved, gravel, wood-chipped and mown-grass trails and pathways through a variety of habitats.”  James Hanson, their helpful manager of digital media and GIS, wrote that “The only place with a moderate slope is around the Old Foundation, otherwise all the paved roads and paths are relatively flat. The Farm Barn Orientation Center and Orchid Range both contain automatic push-button doors and handicap restrooms.”

Comanche National Grasslands -Vogel Canyon

Comanche National Grasslands – Vogel Canyon
Vogel Canyon, a tributary of the Purgatorie River Drainage, has the easy Overlook trail and three other hiking trails going to the canyon bottom or along the mesa top.  There are two permanent springs located at the bottom of the canyon, which support a variety of wildlife.  American Indians lived in the canyon 300 – 800 years ago and left rock art which is visible on the canyon walls.
Here is the Forest Service Website  and another website with lots of information.
Wheelchair Accessible“The Overlook Trail is a one mile round trip. This trail is handicapped accessible and consists of a gravel walkway along the top of canyon.”  the trail goes through shortgrass prairie and juniper trees and ends at the top of a small cliff with a view of the canyon.  Here is a trail description from All Trails.

Wheelchair accessible Overlook Trail to Vogel Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands
Wheelchair accessible Overlook Trail to Vogel Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands
Vogel Canyon photographed from wheelchair accessible Overlook Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, CO
Vogel Canyon from wheelchair accessible Overlook Trail, Comanche National Grasslands, CO

Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park

Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park  
“The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is one of central New Jersey’s most popular recreational corridors for canoeing, jogging, hiking, bicycling, fishing and horseback riding. The canal and towpath are part of the National Recreational Trail System. The 70-mile linear park is a valuable wildlife corridor connecting fields and forests.”
Here is the Park website.  609-924-5705   Map
Wheelchair Accessible“Both the Main Canal Trail, which runs 34 miles in length, and the Feeder Canal Trail at 31.5 miles are ADA accessible.”  

Cape May Point State Park

Cape May Point State Park
The park’s 244 acres on the southern tip of New Jersey has “…constantly changing shoreline, dunes, freshwater coastal marsh and ponds, forested islands and varied uplands.”  
Here is the Park website.   Phone 609-884-2159
Wheelchair AccessibleRed Trail  “is .5 miles, and is wheel chair accessible. This trail offers hikers access to both the lighthouse pond west and east. Each pond has a blind or platform at the water’s edge to view wading birds, ducks, swans, as well as the occasional osprey…..”
HikerwithcaneThere are two other easy, short trails – the 1.5 mile Yellow Trail and 2.0 mile Blue trail.   You may need to step up to and down from boardwalks, but I was told by the attendant at the visitor’s center that they are in no way strenuous.