Blackwood Railroad Trail:
New Jersey
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Description:
The Blackwood Railroad Trail is a paved, 2.67-mile-long bicycle/pedestrian path in Blackwood, Gloucester Township. The bikeway is constructed on an abandoned railroad right-of-way and connects neighborhoods with schools and recreational facilities. One of the trail's highlights is the restored railroad caboose adjacent to the right-of-way near West Church Street.

The trail begins at Brown and East Atlantic avenues, where there is limited space to park cars. The Blackwood Railroad Trail passes through a wooded area before going under New Jersey Route 42, also know as the North-South Freeway. After crossing Clementon Avenue, the trail enters the woods again.

Once out of the woods, Washington Avenue is on the right and a ball field and play lot are on the left. Now running parallel to West Railroad Avenue, the trail passes a large athletic complex with three baseball fields. The trail continues past residential neighborhoods before crossing Elaine Avenue and ending at Main Street by Grenloch Lake.

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Parking & Trail Access:
From New Jersey Route 42, North/South Freeway, exit at New Jersey Route 168/Black Horse Pike. Proceed north on the Black Horse Pike/Route 168 to the first left turn, which is Brown Avenue. At the intersection of Brown and East Atlantic avenues look for the trailhead on the left.

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Reviews: [5 trail ratings]
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Nice Trail - Enjoyable Ride for my Wife and I!
By vesper in October, 2011
Nice trail. Started near Main Street in Blackwood. Well maintained. One bad blind spot by curve before you enter the underpass of RT 42 N/S Freeway. Hopefully this can connect to the trail west that is in Runnemede?
Blackwood Trail
By jimstallard in July, 2011
A nice trail if you don't mind tarmac along entire length - very clean. We walked it to connect up with John N. Balis Bikeway which is straight and boring by comparison to the Blackwood trails nice curves and runs through more diverse scenery. You can follow the line of the rail between the two if you don't mind fighting a few brambles and general overgrowth - there's a very nice embankment "viaduct" just after St.Joseph's Cemetary - kind of unusual to be suddenly up above the river and lakes after be ensconced in shrubbery for most of the walk till then. We walked beyond the Balis until we reached the second length of actual track - it was a very hot day and the rail track had no shade shelter - oh and the no trespass signs were more threatening! Saw deer within the first five minutes of starting the Blackwood trail, encountered two sets of dog walkers with unruly dogs and a only couple of cyclists the whole time. The Blackwood and Balis are great for novice walkers as you can pull off to the east, walk a few blocks and be amongst the thick of 168 and all its resources within a few minutes.
Great walkin/biking trail
By gretsch65 in November, 2010
Me and my familt use te trail several days a week. It is clean,safe and well maintained. Occassional the ignorant dog walker will let their dogs go on the trail and not clean up after them. But that is rare.
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