New Jersey East Coast
Greenway
Join the excitement! Become a member of the NJ East Coast Greenway
organization. Just click here: join
the ECG
The New Jersey
East Coast Greenway Travelers Guide is now available for free from the NJ
Department of Transportation!
The guide allows travelers to easily
follow the current route of the ECG across New Jersey. It includes cue sheets, maps,
and detailed information on public transportation links, trail access, and
trail-side amenities. The guide is designed to fit neatly into a handlebar bag
for easy reading and navigation. To order your FREE
guide, email bikeped@dot.state.nj.us
Or write to:
Bike/Ped Program Coordinator
NJ Dept. of Transportation
1035 Parkway Avenue
PO Box 600
Trenton, NJ 08625
The East
Coast Greenway provides muscle-powered users with a safe trail connecting the
cities of the eastern seaboard. This 2950-mile off-road trail system is 20% complete
and being created by connecting local trails to form a continuous route. The
urban sister to the Appalachian Trail, it
serves as a pathway to adventure for walkers, cyclists, skaters, skiers,
equestrians and persons with disabilities. The New Jersey
portion of the Greenway, when complete, will cover 92 miles between Pennsylvania and New
York. It will pass through major urban areas — Trenton, Princeton, New Brunswick, Newark and Jersey City — as well as rural and suburban New Jersey. A 64-mile
route has been identified that traverses 5 counties and 22 municipalities
connecting the existing Delaware and Raritan River (D&R) Canal Towpath in
South Bound Brook to the Hudson River Walkway with access to New York via
multiple ferries. This will complement the existing 28-mile off-road segment
along the D&R Canal Towpath (shown here).
The
NJ Committee has adopted a route to complete the Greenway across New Jersey. It proposes
a northern New Jersey route, based on a
year-long study, to connect the northern end of the D&R
Canal, at South Bound Brook on the Raritan River,
with Jersey City on the Hudson
River. The proposed route passes through Middlesex, Union, and Hudson counties and the City of Newark
in Essex County.
· To
read the study report's Executive Summary (dated May 2004), click here. (3.8 MB pdf)
· To view an overview of the NJ
route, click: NJ
regional overview (235k, jpg).
Speakers Bureau Alert…
A state committee has been formed; for more
information contact:
Mike
Kruimer Chairman
Dolores Newman Staff Administrator
New Jersey Committee
for the East Coast Greenway
Post Office Box 296
Rochelle Park, N. J. 07662
Office
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 2pm
(908) 405-3357
info@greenwaynj.org
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East Coast Greenway Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization. Donations to the
East Coast Greenway Alliance are tax-deductible.
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