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Johnson Park

Rutgers Ecological Preserve via Johnson Drive

5.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Rutgers Ecological Preserve via Johnson Drive is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Johnson Park near Riverview Manor, NJ. The route reaches Rutgers Ecological Preserve. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 102 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52288, -74.46663
Nearest town Riverview Manor, NJ
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Rutgers Ecological Preserve via Johnson Drive

5.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 5–101 ft

Out & Back · Johnson Park

Trailhead: 40.52288, -74.46663

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Allison Road Classroom Building stop 160 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftPass Rutgers Ecological Preserve.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Johnson Drive, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Orange, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Orange-Blue, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange-White, heading N.
  22. 300 ftReach Rutgers Ecological Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Orange, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange-Blue, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Johnson Drive, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  39. 50 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/rutgers-ecological-preserve-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

26% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Allison Road Classroom Building stop 160 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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