Chester trails Receives Morris County Park Alliance Award
chestertrails2018-08-09T20:33:45-04:00Congratulations to Chester Trails for receiving the 2017 Morris County Park Alliance Award for Outstanding Support Organization!
Congratulations to Chester Trails for receiving the 2017 Morris County Park Alliance Award for Outstanding Support Organization!
The Morris Co. Parks Commission recently resurfaced the West Morris Greenway Trail in Chester from the parking area on Pleasant Hill Rd. to the 0.75 mile-marker. This 5-mile trail continues to Randolph. Though not ADA compliant, the level stone dust surface has mitigated the problem conditions of ruts, roots, & rocks. Flooded areas have new [...]
Morris County Parks has scheduled resurfacing of the West Morris Greenway trail in Chester beginning May 14th. The work will likely take a week to complete, weather permitting. The parking area and trail will be closed for the duration of this project.
Join Chester birder Bill Gause on a leisurely early-morning walk to listen and look for spring migratory birds. The section of the West Morris Greenway along the Black River in Chester is one of the best habitats for hearing and seeing spring migrants such as warblers. We'll be meeting at 7:00 a.m. at the terminus of the [...]
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We thought you might be interested in this story about the proposed Morris Canal Greenway. It was published recently on Jersey Digs: Plans Underway For Statewide Greenway Connecting Jersey City With Phillipsburg By Jared Kofsky - February 21, 2017 Today, one can drive directly from Jersey City to Phillipsburg, a small town along the Delaware River across [...]
We had a question about where to ride horses on Chester's Trails. Ed responds: "According to the Western Patriots' Path map, there are trails for horses, bicycles, and hikers in Chester. That is the solid red line in the map below. See the P symbol and green arrows (added) for parking (Fairview Av., East [...]
Hello All, our newest kiosks are ready for hikers! Many thanks to Eagle Scout candidate Michael Servais and team for making the kiosks and installing them. Ed Ng wrote and put up the informational sheets with history, geology, trails, and acknowledgements. Many thanks to NJ DEP, Morris County Parks Commission, Chester Recreational Trails Team, the Chester [...]
On Sunday, October 30, at 8:45am, the MetroTrails hiking group (http://www.metrotrails.org/Metrotrails/Home.html) is running a hike from Long Valley to Waterloo Village. This hike follows the new 911 Memorial Trail (www.911trail.org), and mostly coincides with Patriots' Path in Morris County. Hikers will meet at the end point (Waterloo Village) and shuttle back to the start of [...]