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**FreeWalkers.org** is a social network dedicated to exploring life on foot, for walkers and hikers interested in participating in long-distance walking events in the Mid-Atlantic region. Membership is free and open to everyone. We support each member's effort to reach their own goals of fitness and enjoyment as we walk together, explore our surroundings, and promote pro-pedestrian interests.
FreeWalkers has thousands of members and hosts dozens of long-distance walking events each year in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, as well as many in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Most walks are supported by mass transit for easy access and return, and are between ten and fifty miles in length. Some walks are longer multi-day or shorter distance events. We have all kinds of walks, but we are most known for our longer distance walking events. Some of our walks offer shorter 5k to 10k options.
Walkers are free to move at their own pace and distance. It is not necessary for a walk to be completed or timed, only enjoyed. Our walks expose members to countless locations of scenic beauty, historic importance, and pedestrian convenience, all with the benefit of social support, event organization and the opportunity to engage with interesting fellow walkers.
We are an IRS-approved 501(c)3 non-profit and your tax-free donations help us create free and low-cost walks that are interesting, challenging and open to everyone. We manage multiple regional FreeWalkers groups on Meetup. We do encourage joining freewalkers.org and actively supporting our partners and sponsors who help make these events possible. At our website, you can browse photos of our events, learn about our history and mission, and read about the experiences of some of our walkers.
Look for our many walks every year in greater New York City, many parts of New Jersey including Hudson, Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Morris, Monmouth, Mercer and Burlington County; Southeastern Pennsylvania including Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery County; Delaware and greater Washington DC. Join us on nature hikes, city walks, history walking tours, long-distance walks, scenic walks and themed walking outings.
Why you might like to join the FreeWalkers:
• Did you ever wonder how far you could walk?
• Would you like to know more about the places you walk?
• Are you more interested in accomplishing personal goals than winning a race?
• Are you the type of person who can't pass up an interesting challenge or adventure?
• Have you ever longed to get out of your car and experience what a community is really like?
• Do you believe you spend nearly as many calories walking as running but over a longer period of time?
• Are you looking for a sport where social interaction is possible?
• Are you looking for an alternative exercise routine that's both easy on the body and builds endurance?
We look forward to seeing you at our next event. Walk the Walk! It's good for you, good for us and good for the greater community. Get out there for your first FreeWalk, and you will be glad that you did.
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Welcome Spring: Columbia Trail & Ken Lockwood Gorge
Columbia Trail, High Bridge Trailhead, 73 County Rd 513, High Bridge, NJ, USPlease register for FREE to attend.
If you've never hiked the Columbia Trail you're in for a real treat. If you have you know how special it is. We walk out on the top trail and back along the gorge. Pack a snack/lunch to picnic in Califon. At the end join us for food/drinks in High Bridge (location TBD). It is important for you to check your email the night before for any delays or rescheduling due to weather.
Start and Finish: Trail head in High Bridge NJ. Please arrive at 10:20 so we can head out no later than 10:30 am. We are leaving extra time to take a break for lunch together in Califon.
Distance: Approximately 12 miles R/T.
Where to find us: Parking lot in High Bridge across the street from the trail head.
Optional endpoints: You can shorten your hike by simply turning around and heading back. If you do this you're on your own, but you will NOT get lost. It's a straight shot back.
Bathrooms: There are NEW indoor bathrooms at the start and one portable in Califon (was told it will be open, hopefully).
NO Dog policy: We love the pups but NOT on our walks..
Terrain: Crushed gravel trail, some hills on the return trail and along the river. The return trail is a bit rocky.
Dress: Depending on snow/ice weather conditions you might need traction devices, hiking boots and poles.
Post Hike Food/Drink: Join us after the hike for food/drink in a local High Bridge spot. Your tab is your own.
Transit: No trains or buses go there on Sunday.
(A pre-arranged carpool is an option). If you are coming from NYC you can take a train to Maplewood Train Station to meet Risa. This must be reserved a week ahead of time. Limited seating in the car.
Parking: Free parking in High Bridge lot at the trailhead.
Difficulty: Moderate. The trail is not difficult as long as you can do the mileage. If not, one suggestion is to hike to the bridge/gorge (about 3 miles) and turn back. Pace will be about 2.8 -3 MPH depending on conditions.
Category: magnificent natural beauty, waterfalls, historical and more.
Coordinator: Risa Olinsky 201-618-5582/ info@freewalkers.org.25명의 참석자
Great Canal Walk: XNJ
Turning Basin Park, 523 Alexander Road, princeton, NJ, USPlease register for FREE to attend.
Join us on one of Jersey's best trails on our way to New York City. Part of the 100-mile Cross-Jersey Challenge.
Start: Turning Basin Park, Princeton
Optional start: Trenton Transit Center (6:45am)
Finish: New Brunswick Station
Distance: 28/40mi
Where to find us: Meet at Turning Basin Park (or in Trenton by 6:45am sharp, or at Princeton Station by 10:15am.
Terrain: Mostly gravel
Transit: NJ Transit or Septa to Trenton or Princeton Station, with a short walk from Princeton Station to Turning Basin Park.
Return: NJ Transit rail
Parking: Free parking at Princeton Station, Turning Basin Park, or $7 parking at Trenton River Line parking lot across from the station.
Difficulty: Expert - a challenging distance
Category: nature
Coordinator: Charles Updike - 916-225-0569
(Optional) Walk the full 40-mile walk starting at 6:45 am in Trenton.One of our best challenge walks. The route is generally quiet and remote, with few road crossings, a few portajohns along the way, and no provisions available on the route. Be sure to bring plenty of fluids and food for the journey.
(Landing Lane spillway is reconstructed and the full towpath is open.)The FreeWalkers are again offering the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, with a goal of walking the 100 miles of the East Coast Greenway across the entire state at any time during the year. This walk is part of the ECG trail from Trenton to New York City. You have the option of completing the challenge over three to five days. Option 1: Complete the 40-mile Great Canal Walk from Trenton to New Brunswick in one day, or walk the Spring Ahead to Princeton and do the 28-mile Great Canal Walk from Princeton. Option 2: Complete the 50-mile Big Walk in one day, or walk 24 miles of the Big Walk to Elizabeth and complete the remaining 26 miles on the Staten Island Marathon Walk.
Highlights:
D & R Canal towpathSpring 2026 Cross Jersey Challenge
Mar 21 Spring Ahead Walk (optional) 14mi
Apr 11 Great Canal Walk 28/40mi
Apr 19 Kruimer Walk 13mi
Apr 25 Paul's Big Walk 24/50mi
Jun 13 Staten Island Marathon Walk (optional) 22/26miPartners:
The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.Circuit Trails is 800 miles of interconnected trails in Greater Philadelphia in the making, already one of America's largest trail networks. Once connected, the Circuit Trails will be one of the nation's premier urban trail networks and it will provide multiple benefits to neighborhoods, communities and the region as a whole.
The FreeWalkers are again offering the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, with a goal of walking the 100 miles of the East Coast Greenway across the entire state at any time during the year. This walk is part of the ECG trail from Trenton to New York City.
More about FreeWalkers:
Our calendar of walks and hikes | About FreeWalkers | Walker stories | Walking tips
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Walk: Highlands to Sandy Hook to Fort Hancock and Back!
Henry Hudson Trail / Popamora Point, Shore Drive, Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USPlease register for FREE to attend.
Start/Finish: Popamora Point parking lot in Highlands.
Distance: 16 miles
Optional endpoints: If you choose to shorten this walk you can simply turn around to get back to the start.
Terrain: Pavement, trails and the bridge over the river is a hill.
Transit: No trains, but there is a ferry from NYC a mile or so from our meeting point.
Bathrooms: Indoor bathrooms at the start and port-o-johns along the way.
Food: Bring your lunch and drinks, or you can buy something at Fort Hancock.
Parking: Plenty of free parking.
Difficulty: Average pace about 3-3.5 MPH, mostly flat.
Category: nature, history, seashore, scenic.
Coordinator: Cory Storch
Highlights: Fort Hancock, Captains House Museum, Mule Barn Restaurant, and the oldest operating lighthouse in the US. Also South Dune Trails unique old growth Holly ForestMore about FreeWalkers:
Our calendar of walks and hikes | About FreeWalkers | Walker stories | Walking tips
New Jersey walks | Pennsylvania walks | New York City walks22명의 참석자
The Kruimer Walk: XNJ
New Brunswick Station, Albany and French Sts, New Brunswick, NJ, USPlease register for FREE to attend.
An easy and enlightening 13-mile walking journey along the East Coast Greenway ending at Metropark Train Station. This walk honors Mike and Anne Kruimer who have been great supporters of FreeWalkers for so many years. We truly appreciate them.
Start: New Brunswick Station
Finish: MetroPark Station
Distance: 13mi
Where to find us: In front on the station on Albany Street.
Terrain: Pavement/ neighborhood and business areas.
Transit: NJ Transit to New Brunswick
Return: NJ Transit
Parking: Parking (paid) available at MetroPark for easy departure or New Brunswick Train station at the start - your choice.
Bathrooms: Dunkin' at the start and one of our favorite convenience stores along the route.
Difficulty: Beginner to intermediate
Category: urban
Coordinator: Charles Updike
Join in on this flat and easy trek between New Brunswick and Metropark in Iselin along the East Coast Greenway. The walk is FREE and open to everyone. Join us early for coffee and donuts at the Dunkin at the start.
It's a suburban walk on sidewalk along some fairly busy roads, through the interesting town of Highland Park and older neighborhoods in Edison. The trail goes through the popular Roosevelt Park and to the new Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park with its huge monument, museum and grounds.
It's a quirky mixture celebrating the old and new, the industrial and post-industrial.
The walk should only be about 4.5 hours and is the connecting segment between the Great Canal Walk and the The Big Walk thereafter, so that you can complete the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge.
The Kruimer Walk (previously named the Tween Walk) ends at the newly renovated Thomas Edison Center near Metro Park Station. This was the site of Edison's most famous and productive laboratory. Although the lab buildings are now gone, there remains a woodsy trail to the museum, grounds and newly restored art-deco monument to the genius he was. From there you can walk to Metropark train station to return.
We will wait for the incoming trains before departing.
The FreeWalkers are again offering the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, with a goal of walking the 100 miles of the East Coast Greenway across the entire state at any time during the year. This walk is part of the ECG trail from Trenton to New York City. You have the option of completing the challenge over three to five days. Option 1: Complete the 40-mile Great Canal Walk from Trenton to New Brunswick in one day, or walk the Spring Ahead to Princeton and do the 28-mile Great Canal Walk from Princeton. Option 2: Complete the 50-mile Big Walk in one day, or walk 24 miles of the Big Walk to Elizabeth and complete the remaining 26 miles on the Staten Island Marathon Walk.Highlights:
- Roosevelt Park
- Thomas Edison CenterSpring 2026 Cross Jersey Challenge
Mar 21 Spring Ahead Walk (optional) 14mi
Apr 11 Great Canal Walk 28/40mi
Apr 19 Kruimer Walk 13mi
Apr25 Pauls Big Walk 24/50mi
Jun 13 Staten Island Marathon Walk (optional) 22/26miPartners:
The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization developing a public multi-use 3,000 mile trail from Canada to Key West through New Jersey and New York. Donations and memberships help make this dream trail a reality.The FreeWalkers are again offering the Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, with a goal of walking the 100 miles of the East Coast Greenway across the entire state at any time during the year. This walk is part of the ECG trail from Trenton to New York City.
More about FreeWalkers:
Our calendar of walks and hikes | About FreeWalkers | Walker stories | Walking tips
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