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Great Canal Walk -- Cross-Jersey Challenge
Challenge yourself on the East Coast Greenway for 28 beautiful miles.
When and where
Date and time
Saturday, April 15 · 9:15am - 6:30pm EDT
Location
Turning Basin Park Alexander Rd Princeton, NJ 08540
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About this event
- 9 hours 15 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Start: Turning Basin Park, Princeton
Finish: New Brunswick station
Distance: 28mi
Terrain: gravel, flat
Transit: Princeton Jct Station to Turning Basin Park is approximately a 2-mile walk. Walk out of the train parking lot to Vaughn Dr. then turn Right on Alexander Rd, go two miles and turn left into Turning Basin Park.
Return: NJ Transit
Parking: at the station
Difficulty: Advanced
Category: nature, scenic
Coordinator: David Ascher
Exit the tow path at Easton and Demott and walk on sidewalks to the New Brunswick Train station. Do not continue past this point as you CANNOT CROSS THE SPILLWAY...
FreeWalkers: This is a self-supported walk, so please bring your own food/water. Just in case you take longer than planned a headlamp is suggested. There are (limited) bathroom options along the way. Port-a-johns may be there but are seasonal as to when they are put out.
Partners:
The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.
Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America's largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation's premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.
The 9/11 National Memorial Trail is a network of over 1,300 miles of trails connecting New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in tribute to the heroes who perished on September 11, 2001, and the heroes who, in response, answered the call for their country.
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About the organizer
FreeWalkers is a non-profit 501(c)3 social organization and network for individuals interested in participating in distance walking events. Our group is free and open to everyone. We encourage each member to accomplish challenging goals as we work together, experience, and promote pro-pedestrian issues. Paricipants accept responsibity for themselves on the walk.