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<\/a>Federal<\/h2>\n![\"Dingmans](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DelawareGapLBA-199x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Dingmans Falls in Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area \u00a9Louisa Armbrust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area\u00a0 <\/strong>The Delaware Water Gap national Recreation area <\/span>is 67,00 acres of mountains and valleys, including 40 miles of the Middle Delaware River and 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>There are waterfalls, rhododendron ravines, and hemlock forests.
\nHere is the Area website.<\/a> Phone 570-426-2452
\nMap<\/a>\u00a0 Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Wheelchair](\"http:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wheelchair_symbol_blue.png\")
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Dingmans Creek Trail<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0A lovely 0.4 mile one way boardwalk trail takes you past the 80′ Silverthread Falls to Dingmans Falls which drop 130′. \u00a0The trail is stroller and wheelchair accessible.
\n<\/a>\u00a0McDade Recreational Trail<\/a> Parts of this trail are accessible, such as Smithfield Beach to Riverview and Bushkill Village to Jerry Lees. \u00a0However, you should call the park, 570-426-2452 to be sure these sections are appropriate for you.
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<\/a>Pocono Environmental Education Center<\/a> has a 1\/4 mile rope-lined sensory trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li>Gateway National Recreation Area<\/strong>
\nGateway’s 27,000 acre area constitutes three geographic units: Sandy Hook, New Jersey; Jamaica Bay and Staten Island, New York City.\u00a0 This park was badly hit by Hurricane Sandy.\u00a0 Some areas are still closed.\u00a0 There are beach wheelchairs available at Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook.\u00a0 Call ahead.
\nHere is\u00a0 Gateway’s website.<\/a> \u00a0Phone 718-354-4606
\nStaten Island<\/strong>.\u00a0 There are walking paths at all three Staten Island sites.\u00a0 Accessibility at Staten Island.<\/a> \u00a0 Phone 718-354-4606
\n<\/a>A paved and wheelchair-accessible Multi-Use Path begins at the entrance to Great Kills Park and extends 1.5 miles to the beach center.
\nJamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge<\/strong>.\u00a0 Try the Upland, East Pond and West Pond trails. Or hike in the back fort area of Fort Tilden.\u00a0 \u00a0Here is a website by Steve Markos<\/a> which describes the West Pond, and North and South Trails at Jamaica Bay.\u00a0 Accessibility at Jamaica Bay.<\/a>
\n<\/a>?<\/strong> West Pond Trail, 2.7 miles, looks from the photographs as if it might be wheelchair accessible.\u00a0 Call the Visitor Center 718-318-4340 to be sure.
\nSandy Hook<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Accessibility at Sandy Hook<\/a>. Visitor Center phone 732-872-5970.
\n<\/a>Multi-use Pathway, 5miles, is wheelchair accessible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River<\/strong>
\nThe Great Egg Harbor River “gradually widens as it picks up the waters of 17 tributaries on its way to Great Egg Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by Congress in 1992, nearly all of this 129-mile river system rests within the Pinelands National Reserve (“Pine Barrens”).\u00a0 Their website mentions hiking and nature walks as activities in this area, but gives no information about where these are or about accessibility.
\nHere is their website<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are assorted maps<\/a>, but they don’t show trails. Headquarters’ phone number is 215-597-9175.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>State<\/h2>\nBass River State Forest<\/strong>
\n“Lake Absegami, a 67-acre lake created in the 1930’s, is the center of the Forest’s recreational activities and provides an area for swimming and a serene setting for boating and canoeing.”\u00a0 The Forest has eight easy walking (non-ADA accessible) trails from 1 to 3.2 miles.\u00a0 All trails start at the second parking lot at the beach.\u00a0 A trail brochure is available at the office.\u00a0 Map and description of trails.<\/a> \u00a0Phone 609-296-1114.\u00a0 \u00a0Here is the Forest Website<\/a>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Hikerwithcane.png\")
<\/a>?<\/strong> A self-guided 0.5 mile trail through the 128 acre Absegami Natural Area passes through a pine\/oak woods and a small Atlantic white cedar bog. It includes a wooden foot bridge with benches.\u00a0 I have not found a description of just how easy (or not) this trail is.\u00a0 Call to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
\n<\/strong> “…hikers can follow the sandy trails and roads that crisscross the forest, sometimes passing near the remains of stone or brick structures or where large depressions indicate the location of what was once a bustling town. Pure, iron-rich streams flow through acres of swampy land covered with dense stands of Atlantic white cedar.”\u00a0 \u00a0The park used to be called Lebanon State Forest.
\nHere is the Forest website.<\/a> \u00a0 Trail Map<\/a>\u00a0 Contact:\u00a0609-726-1191
\n<\/a><\/strong>Cranberry Trail \u00a01.1 mile loop. \u00a0The blog South Jersey Trails<\/a>\u00a0has some images of it.
\n![\"Hikerwithcane\"](\"http:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Hikerwithcane.png\")
<\/a>\u00a0The sandy, pine needle-covered trails to Pakim Pond and Mt. Misery appear to be quite easy, although maybe longer than you would want to complete. \u00a0They are described\u00a0in nj hiking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>Cape May Point State Park<\/strong>
\nThe park\u2019s 244 acres on the southern tip of New Jersey has “…constantly changing shoreline, dunes, freshwater coastal marsh and ponds, forested islands and varied uplands.”\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 609-884-2159
\n<\/a>Red Trail\u00a0 “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…..”
\n<\/a>There are two other easy, short trails – the 1.5 mile Yellow Trail and 2.0 mile Blue trail. \u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park \u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>“The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is one of central New Jersey\u2019s 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.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 609-924-5705 \u00a0 Map<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/a>“Both the Main Canal Trail, which runs 34 miles in length, and the Feeder Canal Trail at 31.5 miles are ADA accessible.” \u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Local<\/h2>\nBack to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Private<\/h2>\nDuke Farms<\/strong>
\nHere is their website.<\/a> \u00a0 Interactive Map<\/a>\u00a0 Map layer of accessible trails<\/a>\u00a0 Trip Advisor Reviews<\/a>
\n<\/a>Duke Farms is \u00a0“located on 2,740 acres in Hillsborough, Somerset County, N.J.” \u00a0There are “18 miles of paved, gravel, wood-chipped and mown-grass trails and pathways through a variety of habitats.” \u00a0James 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.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\nHiking New Jersey \u00a0Trails Finder <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0This is a comprehensive website with information about and links to many hiking trails in New Jersey. \u00a0Lengths, ease, and GPS coordinates are given and the links take you to detailed descriptions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>Nature For The Blind<\/a> has a directory of Braille trails for almost every state in the US and for many other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference<\/a> has a searchable site for finding hiking trails. \u00a0By choosing “Handicap Accessible” I came up with\u00a0a list of links to\u00a0nine Accessible trails<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>The\u00a0Rails-to-Trails Conservancy<\/a>\u00a0lists wheelchair accessible trails in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>Short Hikes in New Jersey.<\/a> \u00a0Here is a nice site describing \u00a0“Trail maps, photos, videos, and info for some trails in New Jersey that are easy or short. These trails are either under 4 miles and\/or easy \u2013 suitable for beginning hikers or anyone looking for an easy day hike.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Jersey has a number of trails with minimal obstacles. \u00a0Some are very easy and others are wheelchair accessible. \u00a0Here are just a few of them. These\u00a0links were found through Internet search. \u00a0I would love to have some first-hand recommendations. \u00a0With your help, we can share our knowledge with disabled people everywhere and also increase … Continue reading Short Hikes in New Jersey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5870,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions\/5870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a>Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area\u00a0 <\/strong>The Delaware Water Gap national Recreation area <\/span>is 67,00 acres of mountains and valleys, including 40 miles of the Middle Delaware River and 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>There are waterfalls, rhododendron ravines, and hemlock forests. Dingmans Creek Trail<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0A lovely 0.4 mile one way boardwalk trail takes you past the 80′ Silverthread Falls to Dingmans Falls which drop 130′. \u00a0The trail is stroller and wheelchair accessible. Gateway National Recreation Area<\/strong> Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River<\/strong> Bass River State Forest<\/strong> Brendan T. Byrne State Forest Cape May Point State Park<\/strong> Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park \u00a0<\/strong> Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Duke Farms<\/strong> Hiking New Jersey \u00a0Trails Finder <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0This is a comprehensive website with information about and links to many hiking trails in New Jersey. \u00a0Lengths, ease, and GPS coordinates are given and the links take you to detailed descriptions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Nature For The Blind<\/a> has a directory of Braille trails for almost every state in the US and for many other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference<\/a> has a searchable site for finding hiking trails. \u00a0By choosing “Handicap Accessible” I came up with\u00a0a list of links to\u00a0nine Accessible trails<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> The\u00a0Rails-to-Trails Conservancy<\/a>\u00a0lists wheelchair accessible trails in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Short Hikes in New Jersey.<\/a> \u00a0Here is a nice site describing \u00a0“Trail maps, photos, videos, and info for some trails in New Jersey that are easy or short. These trails are either under 4 miles and\/or easy \u2013 suitable for beginning hikers or anyone looking for an easy day hike.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New Jersey has a number of trails with minimal obstacles. \u00a0Some are very easy and others are wheelchair accessible. \u00a0Here are just a few of them. These\u00a0links were found through Internet search. \u00a0I would love to have some first-hand recommendations. \u00a0With your help, we can share our knowledge with disabled people everywhere and also increase … Continue reading Short Hikes in New Jersey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5870,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions\/5870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHere is the Area website.<\/a> Phone 570-426-2452
\nMap<\/a>\u00a0 Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\u00a0McDade Recreational Trail<\/a> Parts of this trail are accessible, such as Smithfield Beach to Riverview and Bushkill Village to Jerry Lees. \u00a0However, you should call the park, 570-426-2452 to be sure these sections are appropriate for you.
\n<\/a><\/a>Pocono Environmental Education Center<\/a> has a 1\/4 mile rope-lined sensory trail.<\/p>\n
\nGateway’s 27,000 acre area constitutes three geographic units: Sandy Hook, New Jersey; Jamaica Bay and Staten Island, New York City.\u00a0 This park was badly hit by Hurricane Sandy.\u00a0 Some areas are still closed.\u00a0 There are beach wheelchairs available at Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook.\u00a0 Call ahead.
\nHere is\u00a0 Gateway’s website.<\/a> \u00a0Phone 718-354-4606
\nStaten Island<\/strong>.\u00a0 There are walking paths at all three Staten Island sites.\u00a0 Accessibility at Staten Island.<\/a> \u00a0 Phone 718-354-4606
\n<\/a>A paved and wheelchair-accessible Multi-Use Path begins at the entrance to Great Kills Park and extends 1.5 miles to the beach center.
\nJamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge<\/strong>.\u00a0 Try the Upland, East Pond and West Pond trails. Or hike in the back fort area of Fort Tilden.\u00a0 \u00a0Here is a website by Steve Markos<\/a> which describes the West Pond, and North and South Trails at Jamaica Bay.\u00a0 Accessibility at Jamaica Bay.<\/a>
\n<\/a>?<\/strong> West Pond Trail, 2.7 miles, looks from the photographs as if it might be wheelchair accessible.\u00a0 Call the Visitor Center 718-318-4340 to be sure.
\nSandy Hook<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Accessibility at Sandy Hook<\/a>. Visitor Center phone 732-872-5970.
\n<\/a>Multi-use Pathway, 5miles, is wheelchair accessible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
\nThe Great Egg Harbor River “gradually widens as it picks up the waters of 17 tributaries on its way to Great Egg Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by Congress in 1992, nearly all of this 129-mile river system rests within the Pinelands National Reserve (“Pine Barrens”).\u00a0 Their website mentions hiking and nature walks as activities in this area, but gives no information about where these are or about accessibility.
\nHere is their website<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are assorted maps<\/a>, but they don’t show trails. Headquarters’ phone number is 215-597-9175.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>State<\/h2>\n
\n“Lake Absegami, a 67-acre lake created in the 1930’s, is the center of the Forest’s recreational activities and provides an area for swimming and a serene setting for boating and canoeing.”\u00a0 The Forest has eight easy walking (non-ADA accessible) trails from 1 to 3.2 miles.\u00a0 All trails start at the second parking lot at the beach.\u00a0 A trail brochure is available at the office.\u00a0 Map and description of trails.<\/a> \u00a0Phone 609-296-1114.\u00a0 \u00a0Here is the Forest Website<\/a>.
\n<\/a>?<\/strong> A self-guided 0.5 mile trail through the 128 acre Absegami Natural Area passes through a pine\/oak woods and a small Atlantic white cedar bog. It includes a wooden foot bridge with benches.\u00a0 I have not found a description of just how easy (or not) this trail is.\u00a0 Call to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
\n<\/strong> “…hikers can follow the sandy trails and roads that crisscross the forest, sometimes passing near the remains of stone or brick structures or where large depressions indicate the location of what was once a bustling town. Pure, iron-rich streams flow through acres of swampy land covered with dense stands of Atlantic white cedar.”\u00a0 \u00a0The park used to be called Lebanon State Forest.
\nHere is the Forest website.<\/a> \u00a0 Trail Map<\/a>\u00a0 Contact:\u00a0609-726-1191
\n<\/a><\/strong>Cranberry Trail \u00a01.1 mile loop. \u00a0The blog South Jersey Trails<\/a>\u00a0has some images of it.
\n<\/a>\u00a0The sandy, pine needle-covered trails to Pakim Pond and Mt. Misery appear to be quite easy, although maybe longer than you would want to complete. \u00a0They are described\u00a0in nj hiking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
\nThe park\u2019s 244 acres on the southern tip of New Jersey has “…constantly changing shoreline, dunes, freshwater coastal marsh and ponds, forested islands and varied uplands.”\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Phone 609-884-2159
\n<\/a>Red Trail\u00a0 “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…..”
\n<\/a>There are two other easy, short trails – the 1.5 mile Yellow Trail and 2.0 mile Blue trail. \u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
\n<\/strong>“The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is one of central New Jersey\u2019s 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.”
\n<\/strong>Here is the Park website.<\/a>\u00a0 609-924-5705 \u00a0 Map<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/a>“Both the Main Canal Trail, which runs 34 miles in length, and the Feeder Canal Trail at 31.5 miles are ADA accessible.” \u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Local<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Private<\/h2>\n
\nHere is their website.<\/a> \u00a0 Interactive Map<\/a>\u00a0 Map layer of accessible trails<\/a>\u00a0 Trip Advisor Reviews<\/a>
\n<\/a>Duke Farms is \u00a0“located on 2,740 acres in Hillsborough, Somerset County, N.J.” \u00a0There are “18 miles of paved, gravel, wood-chipped and mown-grass trails and pathways through a variety of habitats.” \u00a0James 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.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n