South Jersey River Walk

A little history and a bunch of riverside greenery along the Delaware River Heritage Trail

Start: Burlington Towne Center Station

Finish: Route 73 Pennsauken Station, Palmyra

Distance: 18mi

Where to find us: Across the street from the light rail stop

Optional endpoints: Burlington (3mi), Riverline stops at Delanco, Riverside, Cinnaminson, Riverton.

Mini: Three mile tour of Burlington begins and ends at Burlington Towne Center Station.

Terrain: paved, some dirt and gravel trails

Transit: Riverline light rail (transfer to light rail at Trenton Transit Center or Camden)

Return: Riverline

Difficulty: Average

Category: nature, history, scenic

Coordinator: Charles Updike

Join us for a casual exploration of riverside towns and waterfront nature areas, all along the Delaware River Heritage Trail. Easy transit via light rail. Starts with a historic tour of Burlington and finishes in Palmyra, with the option to walk across the Tacony Palmyra Bridge and along the East Coast Greenway's K&T Trail on the Philly waterfront, with three mile return on foot or transit from Bridesburg Station.

Highlights:

- Historic Burlington

- Burlington Bristol Bridge

- Beverly

- Delanco

- Rancocas Creek

- Amico Island Park

- Riverton

- Palmyra Cove Nature Park

Partners:

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.