| Time: | Time: 1-2 hours (more if bird-watching) Additional trails are possible along the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. Visit the following website: Lawrence Hopewell Trail |
| Markings: | Markings: Trails are marked with two-foot posts topped by small molded leaf imprints in different colors: sweet gum (red), oak (green), beech (yellow), sassafras (orange), or maple (orange). |
| Walking/Hiking | |
| Elevation: | Flat |
| Difficulty: | Trails are generally mowed grass margins of fields or open paths through woods. On the Maple Leaf Trail there are several small brook crossings where a little caution is needed, as the banks and stepping stones tend to be slippery. |
| Parking: | There is room for four cars in a crushed stone parking area off Carson Road, about a quarter mile from Carter Road. The lot is marked only by a Green Acres NJ Department of Environmental Protection sign. |
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| Overview: |
Carson Road Woods offers a network of walking routes. Most follow the margins of open fields along the edge of the woods or along hedgerows. One trail wanders through a forest of tall beech trees, and one section of trail hugs the course of a small brook that is a tributary of the Stony Brook. To learn more please check the website: Carson Road Woods Additional trails are possible along the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. Visit the following website: Lawrence Hopewell Trail |
| Directions: |
From Princeton (or Lawrenceville), take Route 206 south (north), and turn right (left) onto Province Line Road. Go about .5 mile and turn left on Carson Road. Follow Carson Road .7 miles, through a bend to the right and then to the left. Parking is on the right just after the second bend. The parking can also be approached by turning off Carter Road onto Carson Road (about .25 mile east of Cold Soil Road.) |
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