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Trail Guides
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The Northern Stony Brook Preserve
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Mountain Road, East Amwell Township, NJ
Phone: (609) 924-4646
www.drgreenway.org
D&R Greenway Land Trust
Turn Right out of parking area onto Rileyville Road and after 0.4 miles turn Left on Mountain Road. Continue 0.6 miles turning Left into the main parking lot entrance. Map
Open daily from dawn to dusk. Only hiking is permitted; no motorized vehicles, horses or bicycles are allowed, and dogs must be on a leash.
The main parking lot is on Mountain Road. There are two alternate access points. To access the Rileyville Road connector trail (blue markers), park at the Sourlands Preserve and exit the parking area to the Right onto Rileyville Road. After less than 0.1 miles the trailhead is on the right; look for the kiosk. To access Picnic Rock Loop trail (green markers) off of Mountain Church Road, turn Left out of Sourlands Preserve parking lot, proceed 0.7 miles and turn Right onto Mountain Church Road and proceed approximately 0.8 miles to trailhead on the Left. Parking is on the side of the road. Deer hunting is allowed by permission of owners. Make sure to wear appropriate blaze or hunter orange clothing when visiting during hunting season. There is no hunting permitted on Sunday. Visit www.njfishandwildlife.org for hunting seasons and hours, rules and regulations.
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The 1,062-acre Northern Stony Brook Preserve lies within the Sourland Mountain Range and is part of a network of contiguous preserved properties that extends for 60 miles along the ridge. The Sourlands region is known for its water resources, intact mature forests and perched wetlands, all of which provide breeding grounds for species that need intact and contiguous habitat. Three trails traverse 421 acres of the property, offering hiking opportunities from 1.3 miles to 5 miles. The region provides habitat for threatened and endangered species such as bobcat, Barred Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, Savannah and Grasshopper Sparrows and wood turtle. It is also a great place to find Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Wood Thrush and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
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