I love walking this trail anywhere in New Hope. It's a good way to get to the cross streets and…read moreavoiding all the touristy foot traffic. Beautiful view of the canal and all of the local wildlife, flora, and some historical buildings. Great for walking and biking. Note: CARRY YOUR TRASH OUT, PLEASE! Thanks!

This was my first time on the PA side. It was a nice change but the trail is definitely not as well…read morekept as the Jersey side. The path is a little rougher, but still smooth and easily ridable on any bicycle. What I didn't like was the overgrown vegetation sticking out into the trail. I will ride it again just to change up my regular routes.

Stunning views of Lake Nockamixon!! I came here to connect…read morewith my home away from home which is good ole mother nature! I decided to participate in a 3 mile moonlit hike which was hosted by our lovely park ranger Rachel. Lake Nockamixon is a large park with multiple hiking trails. Our partucular trail was paved with color poles to let us know we were on the right path. Throughout our walk we were able to gaze in the sky and see the stars and other constellations. There's also benches and two spacious parking lots. Lake Nockamixon also is a great relaxing place to go fishing and moon gazing! I look forward to returning!

A great park with boating, fishing, camping - a pool and facilities and a family spot. Bring a…read morepicnic lunch and stay for the day. We love it here. Can get crowded on summer weekends. We try to go in the spring and fall to avoid the crowds. It's empty during the winter but so peaceful and beautiful. Don't miss the marina area, especially in April when the Purple Martins come to nest. Fascinating. Nature is so important. We must take care of our earth.

Great hiking trails , for a nice stroll on a beautiful sunny day . See turtles and ducks, while…read moreenjoying nature.

Nice park close to Princeton campus for a leisurely nature stroll. Some of the bridges and wood…read morepassages were in need of some maintenance. The lake was lovely and picturesque. Overall, trails were easy to follow and not too far a distance, so you can easily adjust the length of the hike as you go along.

Great park. Beautiful nature…read more Two areas to park your car at. One at each point of entry on both sides of the street. Some people rode bikes. Some people walked around with their friends and family. Some folks were walking their pets! Nice trail along the canal. Bike riding and walking. Met some pals for a lil snacks and coffee ! Lots of tables (and a bbq grill. ) Thankful for all the people who made this possible and who maintain this park for the benefit of all !

Flat packed gravel trail. Easy pleasant ride. Lots of shade. Not too many people. Walk, run, or…read morebike!

New Jersey has a lot of excellent hiking spots. It's understandable that most of them are in pretty…read morerural areas with tons of room to roam/explore. So when I found out there was a 5.7-mile hike in the immediate vicinity of Bridgewater/Somerville, I was pretty skeptical. This is a pretty chaotic section of the state, with a lot of major highways interconnecting and a mall and heinous traffic circle thrown in for good measure - it's not the first or 100th place I'd think of for a hike. That remains the case. You can't force the design of a hike, and this is a clear example of a situation where you should have had, say, a mile's worth of trails and left it at that. My chum and I came here on Saturday to take advantage of the unseasonably warm early December weather. It was mostly cloudy throughout the hike, but the temperature steadily rose and the sun was largely out by the end. It had been raining pretty steadily the prior day so we were expecting and encountered a lot of mud and some mild rock hopping, but nothing egregious. Both of us opted for running shoes over hiking/trail shoes; it was a LITTLE rockier than I expected and in hindsight I would have gone with the latter for better support, but I didn't suffer any consequences for the decision. Our trek started at the entrance/parking lot off of Newmans Road (spacious, easy to spot with a pretty clean port-a-potty; there were drops on the seat but that's people being animals and not a reflection on the park) following the red trail running roughly parallel to the Washington Valley Reservoir before crossing Chimney Rock Road and heading up and down the orange trail in a quasi loop that runs alongside the East Branch Reservoir before another brief foray on a road (this one Gilbride Rd) and then doing another loop on the yellow trail that goes up to the Chimney Rock Outlook before circling back to Gilbride, at which point you basically complete the prior orange loop and then head back on the other side of the Washington Valley Reservoir to the parking lot. If that sounds overly complicated, you're right. There are two huge issues that mar this hike for me. One is that whoever designed the trails/blazes for this place had no idea what they were doing. Literally every possible trail and offshoot is painted with a blaze, always the same color as the "main" trail. As such, it's incredibly difficult to follow an official hiking itinerary because every fork in the trail has two choices with the same color blaze. Incredibly foolish and short-sighted. We had to VERY carefully stop each time, look at the map in our book AND double-check the GPS/map on the AllTrails app (which I hate doing) just to make sure we were on the right path. There's no reason to put a blaze on literally any walkable route like that; no idea what they were thinking. The other problem is what I alluded to earlier - this is a populated area with minimal room to hike so you end up by definition having to cross and briefly walk alongside busy roads. Chimney Rock was incredibly busy midday on Saturday, and cars were whizzing by us the entire time (the first section was probably about two minutes long, while the second was five minutes - believe me, it felt longer). I'm stunned people don't get hit there, especially since there's not a lot of room off to the side for pedestrians. If you're at the point where you're brainstorming a hiking trail and you can't avoid having the hikers come into contact with moving vehicles, that's probably a clue to scrap the plans. The big selling point of this hike is Chimney Rock, which was apparently a lookout point for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. That's all well and good, but for the money they spent to put up a protective fence and pave the trail here, they couldn't be bothered to maintain the actual rock, which is covered by broken beer bottle glass. And I'm sure General Washington had a much prettier view back in the day than we did; we were treated to the gorgeous scenery of the Stavola Bound Brook Quarry - crushed stones as far as the eye can see! The best part of the hike by far was the last section on the northern side of the Washington Valley Reservoir, and this is the part I'd actually preserve for walking, etc. It definitely helped that the sun was out at this point, but there was a cute bridge and a lot of bird activity. My chum is an avid birdwatcher and will likely be returning to this part with her camera. We also encountered a fallen tree (picture attached) that was taken down by a beaver. Very cool sighting. Head over to Watchung Reservation if you're in the area and want to commune with nature. You may hear the sounds of Route 78 but at least you won't be crossing that highway as part of your hike.

The Washington Valley State Park parking lot is basically a hidden driveway with a small,…read moreinconspicuous sign that suddenly pops up out of nowhere after you've been driving for a while on Newmans Lane. Recommend using GPS to navigate lest you miss the entrance. The park is also accessible from Vosseller Avenue at Millers Lane, though Google Maps will default to Newmans Lane when you chart a route to "Washington Valley State Park". The Newmans Lane entrance seems to be popular with mountain bicyclists and dog walkers. The highlights of this park are the Washington Valley Reservoir and raptor watching in autumn. Otherwise, the trails are pretty low-key (boring even) which make for some relatively quiet walks, which are only interrupted occasionally by the sound of scurrying chipmunks and teenagers jumping into the reservoir in the summer. As another reviewer noted, some of the more remote parts of the trails are not thoroughly blazed, but you should be able find your way even without trail markers. Be sure to grab a park brochure from the wooden bulletin board at the trailhead if you need help navigating. The brochures are also great for swatting away gnats. The red trail has a lot of rocks/gravel and multiple changes in elevation, so you might want to wear shoes with sturdy soles and firm grip. The reservoir does not have a boat ramp but has various trails and rock formations for shoreline fishing (license required, of course). Random trivia: back in 2015, a convicted sex-offender was sighted here fishing before being arrested. With that being said, remember to curb your dog and be sure to leave before the park officially closes 1/2 an hour after sunset.

Great hike for your dogs especially on these hot summer days . Well shaded . My staffy was…read moreexhausted at the 1.7Km marker but she enjoyed her little hike in the park .

Great park with lovely, scenic views. Well marked and nicely maintained trails for hiking. Close to…read morebars for a post-hike drink or bite to eat. Win. P.S. Watch out for horse poop.

Beautiful local spot for a nice outdoor walk! We had passed by here and there by car in the past,…read moreand then learned on Google Maps recently that you can park and walk there. One afternoon, we had planned to take a walk on the Forbidden Drive, but found that it was very crowded, so we decided to check this out instead - and we're glad we did! There isn't much parking at the house, so part of me hopes it stays fairly hidden. From the house, though, it's a short walk to the preserve, complete with boardwalks and a paved walkway. We had brought the hiking pack to hold the baby on the Forbidden Drive, but this path is very stroller-friendly, so we may do that next time. At the end of the paved path, there's a grassy trail that you can continue on, and we saw people walking back from it, but we didn't check it out this time. We'll try to come back in the future for another look, though!

Wow what a find this preserve was! Another trail looked insanely packed so we looked around on…read moreGoogle maps for an alternative and decided to check this out. This preserve is across from the Erdenheim farm, which at the time of this review had a gorgeous field of flowers in bloom. The preserve is made up of a boardwalk type area/paved trail, with an offshoot around a field (grass) but to a dead end (so you double back). You can hear many birds calling around the boardwalk. On the grass trail, you can get a beautiful view of the tree line, grazing cows, and the meadow. It's lovely in the fall to see the trees just starting to change colors. Zero shade so bring a hat, sunscreen, or sunglasses if it's sunny. No amenities other than a gravel parking lot. It doesn't take long to walk through but if you go at a leisurely pace, you can make an hour of it.