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Trail Guides
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Landsdown Trailhead
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Lower Lansdown Road, Clinton Township, NJ
Phone: (908) 782-1158
www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/guides/Landsdown.htm
Hunterdon County
Continue 0.3 miles on CR 623/Hamden Road and turn Right onto Lower Landsdown Road. Continue for 0.2 miles; the trailhead is on the Right, running along the railroad tracks. Only limited roadside parking is available. Map
Open daily from dawn to dusk. There is limited roadside parking on the Right after the railroad tracks. Note: The northern trailhead is in the Town of Clinton adjacent to the Cyrus Fox Lumber Company. There are no designated parking spots, only public parking at the north entrance.
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 Running along the Lehigh Valley Railroad spur, the trail is 1.8 miles in length, beginning at Lower Landsdown Road and ending in the center of the Town of Clinton. The trail passes through woodland, meadow and wetlands, and offers access to the South Branch of the Raritan River. It is stocked with trout, and fishing is allowed. There is a multitude of wildlife viewing possibilities along the trail. Wood Thrush and Veery will take advantage of the woods, while edge species such as Indigo Bunting and Eastern Kingbird may be visible. During spring migration warblers will be attracted to the woods. Look for American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow, Yellow-rumped and Black-and-white Warblers. In the fall, migrating hawks may hunt in the meadow area for small prey. The wetlands are home to several species of frogs such as green, pickerel or wood. Listen for their spring chorus early in the season.
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