West Essex Trail
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| West Essex Trail | |
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| Length | 2.84 mi |
| Location | Verona, New Jersey, Cedar Grove, New Jersey |
| Trailheads | Arnold Way, Verona, New Jersey to NJ Transit Right-of-Way in Little Falls, New Jersey |
| Use | Hiking |
| Months | All Year |
The West Essex Trail trail is an Essex County park, situated on the former right-of-way of the Caldwell Branch of the old Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, in Verona, New Jersey, and Cedar Grove, New Jersey. A distinguishing feature of the trail is a trestle bridge 20 feet above the Peckman River.
Acquired in 1985 through Green Acre funding, the 2.84 mile trail runs from the Passaic County line near the Lenape Trail, southwest through the Cedar Grove Community Park by the Peckman River, across Route 23, across Fairview Avenue, past Verona High School, and on to Arnold Way.
Public debate delayed the County acquisition long enough for the railroad company to sell off some intermittent parcels, effectively preventing the county from extending the trail as far as Grover Cleveland Park in Caldwell, as originally planned.
The Lenape Indian Trail crosses the West Essex Trail near the Passaic/Essex County line.).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Essex County Parks. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
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| Parks | Anderson Park | Becker Park | Belleville Park | Branch Brook Park | Brookdale Park | Glenfield Park | Grover Cleveland Park | Independence Park | lrvington Park | lvy Hill Park | Kip's Castle Park | Orange Park | Riverbank Park | Vailsburg Park | Verona Park | Watsessing Park | Weequahic Park | West Side Park | Yanticaw Park |  |
| Reservations | Eagle Rock Reservation | Hilltop Reservation | Mills Reservation | South Mountain Reservation | West Essex Park | |
| Other facilities | Francis A. Byrne Golf Course | Hendricks Field Golf Course | Riker Hill Complex | Weequahic Golf Course | West Essex Trail | |
