Join Trenton Walks! 

April 2025

• Thursday, April 24, 12 p.m. Led by Tim Brill, N.J. Conservation Foundation Central Jersey project manager and Trenton Walks! Leave from and return to the Battle of Trenton Monument at 348 North Warren Street (aka Five Points) via the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Towpath and Greenway. About 2.0 miles. (TGT Walk #17)

• Sunday, April 27, 3 p.m. Led by Larry Paul, chair of the Trenton Green Team, Becky Taylor, Trenton Walks! leader and former co-president of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, and Tim Brill, NJ Conservation Foundation Central Jersey Project Manager and Trenton Walks! Leave from and return to 1399 Riverside Drive on Trenton’s “Island” neighborhood and walk through beautiful Stacy Park along the Delaware River to the “Shakey Bridge” next to Trenton’s Water Filtration Plant near Calhoun Street. About 2.2 miles. (TGT Walk #12)

May 2025

• Saturday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. This special walk through the Chambersburg and Villa Park neighborhoods will be led by Jeffrey Laurenti, who serves on the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors. We will tour this fascinating part of Trenton, showcasing the neighborhoods’ colorful past and vibrant future. The walk starts and ends at Roebling Market (635 S. Clinton Avenue). Roughly 3.0 miles. (TGT Walk #14b) • Wednesday, May 7, 12 p.m. Led by Jacque Howard, media guru at Trenton365, and Tim Brill, N.J. Conservation Foundation Central Jersey Project Manager and Trenton Walks! leader. Leave from HUB 13 co-working space at 13 W. Front St., and stroll along the Assunpink Creek Greenway through Mill Hill Park to Trenton City Hall and back. 2.4 miles roundtrip. (TGT Walk #4b)

• Friday, May 16, 4:30 p.m. Led by Becky Taylor, Cadwalader Park Alliance co-chair, Trenton Walks! co-chair and former co-president of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, Randy Baum, CPA board treasurer ,and Jordan Antebi, CPA board secretary. Enjoy an intentional ramble through historic Cadwalader Park. Leave from the intersection of Cadwalader Drive and Gordon Avenue. Approximately 1.0 mile. (TGT Walk #2)

• Thursday, May 22, 12 p.m. Led by New Jersey Future’s Sabrina Rodriguez-Vicenty, manager of Advocacy and Government Affairs, and Ben Dziobek, community outreach specialist, and Tim Brill, N.J. Conservation Foundation Central Jersey Project Manager and Trenton Walks! co-chair, this special walk will describe plans to reconfigure N.J. Route 29 as an urban boulevard and redevelop the area to provide a new mix of land uses and enhance pedestrian and bicycle access to the Delaware River. Leave from and return to the New Jersey Future Office at 16 W. Lafayette Street. About 2.4 miles roundtrip. (TGT Walk #15)

June 2025

• Sunday, June 1, 3 p.m. Led by Tim Brill, NJ Conservation Foundation Central Jersey Project Manager and Trenton Walks! co-chair, this special history tour through Downtown Trenton will describe the pivotal role the First and Second Battles of Trenton played in the Revolutionary War as we prepare to start the celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary next year. Leave from and return to the Trenton Battle Monument (348 N. Warren Street). Approximately 2.2 miles. (TGT Walk #16)

• Wednesday, June 4, 12 p.m. Leave from and return to the Battle of Trenton Monument (348 N. Warren Street) and enjoy an easy stroll along the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Towpath. Learn about the history of the canal, the railroads and the highways in the Trenton area, as well as the current use of the canal as a water source for about one million N.J. residents. Walk leaders include Stephanie Vannais, resource interpretive specialist with N.J. State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites, and Tim Brill, Central Jersey project manager with the New Jersey Conservation Foundation and Trenton Walks! co-chair. About 2.0 miles. (TGT Walk #19)

• Saturday, June 14, 9:30 a.m. This special nature walk around Spring Lake will feature a portion of the 3,000-acre Abbott Marshlands, home to an amazing variety of wildlife. Led by Kelly Rypkema, director of Environmental Education for the Mercer County Park Commission, this walk will cover about 1.4 miles with lots of time for observation and interpretation. Leave from and return to the Tulpehaking Nature Center (157 Wescott Avenue in Hamilton Township). (TGT Walk #18)

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