Farnham Park

Cooper River Lake–Cooper River Trail - North, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Cooper River Lake–Cooper River Trail - North, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Farnham Park near Parkside, NJ. The route reaches Cooper River Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 52 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cooper River Trail - South 39.93452, -75.09801
Nearest town Parkside, NJ

Directions

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Cooper River Lake–Cooper River Trail - North, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation -4–54 ft

Out & Back · Farnham Park

Trailhead: Cooper River Trail - South · 39.93452, -75.09801

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: BAIRD BLVD + PARK BLVD stop 17 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Cooper River Trail - South, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Cooper River Lake.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cooper River Trail - North, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miReach Cooper River Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper River Trail - South, heading W.
  13. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: BAIRD BLVD + PARK BLVD stop 17 m from the trailhead