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Ceres Park & Nature Preserve

Ceres Park & Nature Preserve–Marl Lakes, 4 lakes

1.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 36 min

Ceres Park & Nature Preserve–Marl Lakes, 4 lakes is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Ceres Park & Nature Preserve near Barnsboro, NJ. The route passes Ceres Park & Nature Preserve, Marl Lakes and Cedar Lake before reaching Emerald Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 131 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74512, -75.16053
Nearest town Barnsboro, NJ
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Ceres Park & Nature Preserve–Marl Lakes, 4 lakes

1.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 36 min

Elevation 46–131 ft

Out & Back · Ceres Park & Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.74512, -75.16053

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Ceres Park & Nature Preserve.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 500 ftPass Marl Lakes.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miPass Cedar Lake.
  12. 50 ftPass Emerald Lake.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftReach Ceres Park & Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ceres-park-nature-preserve-out-back

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Barnsboro, New Jersey